Bourbon Parma family jewels to sell in October
Sotheby’s will offer a selection of jewellery from the Bourbon Parma family in a dedicated sale at Sotheby’s Geneva on October 12. This historically important sale will feature more than […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-13
Pope’s Ford Escort featured in August auction
This 1976 Ford Escort 1100 GL Sedan once belonged to Pope John Paul II. It’s set to become one of the most valuable Ford Escorts ever sold when it crosses […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-12
Paul Guillaume’s Fang reliquary head to be offered in France
This rare Fang reliquary head once belonged to French art dealer Paul Guillaume, who played a major role in popularising African art in Europe during the early 20th century. It’s […]
By Tom Meyrick
Poet Edward Thomas’ notebook to feature at Bonhams
A notebook belonging to the war poet Edward Thomas will feature in a June 20 auction of fine books and manuscripts at Bonhams with an estimate of £30,000-40,000 ($40,222-53,630). It […]
By Tom Meyrick
Original vintage roadside diner to sell at RM Sotheby’s
How’s this for a piece of classic Americana? An entire vintage roadside diner is about to cross the auction block at RM Sotheby’s this month. The 1940s diner has been […]
2018-06-11
Walt Disney’s Pinocchio auction held at Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auctions will offer original artwork from Walt Disney’s Pinocchio (1940) in an upcoming animation sale in Dallas. The classic tale follows a wooden puppet who is brought to life […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-10
Andy Warhol cryptocurrency auction to take place in London
A print by Andy Warhol is to become the most valuable work of art ever sold to buyers using cryptocurrencies. The work, titled 14 Small Electric Chairs, is to be […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-09
Albert Einstein’s passport photo featured at Bonhams
Albert Einstein’s original passport photo for his US citizenship application will be offered with an estimate of $8,000-12,000 in Bonhams’ June 12 fine books sale. In 1933, the Nazis came […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-07
Suprematist Kazimir Malevich’s correspondence to sell
A collection of correspondence and writings connected with Russian suprematist artist Kazimir Malevich will auction at Bonhams. The 340-piece collection forms part of the house’s sale of fine books and […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-06
Fonzie’s Happy Days motorbike offered for $200,000 at Julien’s
Julien’s Auctions is to sell a Triumph Trophy TR5 motorbike used by Henry Winkler in his role as Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli in wildly popular US sitcom Happy Days (1974-1981). The […]
By Tom Meyrick
Steve McQueen’s Rolex Submariner watch featured at Phillips
Steve McQueen’s Rolex Submariner watch is to star in Phillips’ October 25 watch auction in New York with an estimate of $300,000-600,000. McQueen bought the watch in the 1960s and gifted […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-05
1956 Porsche 356 Speedster will auction in anniversary sale
Take a look at this stunning 1956 Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster, set to feature in RM Sotheby’s Porsche 70th Anniversary auction on October 27. The car (more commonly known […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-04
Matisse’s Mary Hutchinson drawing could sell for $4 million
A drawing of the writer and socialite Mary Hutchinson by Henri Matisse will sell with an estimate of £2m-3m ($2.6m-4m) at Sotheby’s on June 19. Hutchinson was a member of […]
By Tom Meyrick
WWI Cadbury chocolate tin to sell
A tin of WWI Cadbury chocolate will cross the block at Eddisons CJM auctioneers in Lincolnshire, UK on June 5 with an estimate of more than £2,000 ($2,676). The box […]
By Tom Meyrick
Albert Einstein’s handwritten manuscript offered at RR Auction
Albert Einstein’s handwritten manuscript for a paper he presented to the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin in 1922 will sell on June 13. It’s expected to make upwards […]
By Tom Meyrick
