Shrapnel and splinters in Trafalgar-flown Union Jack at July auction
You can’t get any closer to Nelson’s final triumph than this flag complete with ammunition holes and shrapnel from the Battle of Trafalgar.
2025-06-26
How much is the word of God (Hollywood style) worth?
Charlton Heston was Moses. But the director of the movie in which he received The Ten Commandments had his own copy of the word of God made. Meet Cecil B DeMille’s tablets.
Billionaire bottle sale reaps $28.2 million wine-auction record
Fancy a drink? You’ll need serious money to take a taste from this extraordinary collection assembled by a US billionaire.
John Lennon’s funny, sexy, tragic letter to Cynthia Powell to be sold
A frank, personal 1962 letter from John Lennon to future first-wife Cynthia Powell will be auctioned in London in July. The young Beatle was in Hamburg, where in the bunk […]
2025-06-13
The original Hermes Birkin bag set for Paris sale
Jane Birkin needed a bag so she could travel with her child. The person she told was a director at the world’s leading luxury bag maker and the result was a legend.
2025-06-11
Only photos of 19th-century computer pioneer Ada Lovelace to sell
Ada Lovelace lived a short but impactful life and was captured by a pioneering London photographer for these moving portraits that will sell this month.
2025-06-04
Rosebud, Citizen Kane’s secret, for sale
Maybe it’s the greatest film ever made. And this humble wooden prop is what it’s all about. Discover the “Lost Rosebud” that’s about to become a movie collecting legend.
Royal ring’s journey from £15 charity shop sale to £5,000 auction
Princess Amelia died young, plunging her father George III into despair – and perhaps madness. This beautiful ring marked her life but was found in a charity shop for less than £20.
The £450,000 Banksy that was nearly thrown out
Banksy has worked in some very unusual spaces. Two of these three pieces were nearly destroyed because of their locations, now all three may make around £1 million.
Al Capone’s Patek Philippe pocket watch set for New York auction
Capone, notorious gang boss, and luxury watch owner. Al obviously cared for this time piece and had it personally altered more than once. Find out how much it’s selling for here.
2025-05-28
$5-million for historic diamond with Marie Antoinette link
The mystery and tragedy of Marie Antoinette adds value to even this spectacular jewel. How much will it make at auction next month in New York?
Major Napoleonic collection goes up for sale
He’s still debated to this day, and a Napoleon collection selling next month in Paris is said to be one of the most important ever assembled.
Schumacher F1 winning Ferrari achieves £13 million Monaco GP sale
Michael Schumacher drove this car to victory and a championship, selling it at the Monaco Grand Prix was the perfect setting. No surprise then that it set a record price.
$1.5-million William Blake books lead Maurice Sendak collection sale
Books by his great inspiration William Blake are the top-valued items in an auction of the collection of children’s book illustrator Maurice Sendak. A copy of Blake’s Songs of Innocence, […]
2025-05-21
$15 million wine sale is “once-in-a-generation” collection
Bill Kock is a legendary businessman and collector. His wine cellars are being emptied and may bring in at least $15 million in a three-day sale in New York.
