Beethoven signed note tops $100,000 at auction
A note signed by composer Ludwig van Beethoven has sold at auction for $112,500. The undated and unlocated letter is short enough to reproduce in full: Beethoven writes: Your Excellency! […]
2024-08-01
Buy the first Apple computer straight from Steve Jobs’ desk
How would you like to own the first computer to sit on Steve Jobs’ desk at Apple? The pioneering computer is the top item in a major sale from the collection of late Microsoft founder Paul G Allen.
2024-07-25
Indiana Jones Fedora gets $500,000 price tag
Fancy wearing Indiana Jones’ trademark fedora? You’ll need around $0.5 million to get the real thing if a replica won’t do.
Clyde Drexler’s “Dream Team” Olympics basketball gold set for auction shootout
An Olympic gold medal won by the legendary Dream Team basketball side could be yours. You’ll need at least $0.25 million to get it though.
2024-07-24
Karloff Bride of Frankenstein poster could make $250,000
A significant sale of movie posters looks like bringing in a big sums this month. Shining out from a catalogue full of highlights is a Bride of Frankenstein poster from 1935.
2024-07-12
Steve Jobs suits sales take Apple man into top echelon
A tie for $16,000. A suit for nearly $40,000. That’s the star power of Apple founder Steve Jobs, who is a hit with collectors a decade after his death.
Penny Red “stamp that shouldn’t exist” set to spark £650,000 collector frenzy
This stamp should have been destroyed. Somehow it has survived to become one of the treasures of world philately. It’s yours, if you have £650,000 to spend.
Leia bikini has $30,000 opening bid
One of the most famous costumes in the Star Wars universe, the bikini worn by Princess Leia while imprisoned by Jabba the Hutt is up for sale this month. A […]
2024-07-05
Oldest English globes worth at least £100,000
The oldest pair of English globes still in private hands will be sold next week with a low estimate of £100,000. The pair were made in around 1689 in London. […]
Michael Jordan set to meet $200,000 price
This Michael Jordan card has an astronomical estimate at auction. It’s from his rookie year and the image adds appeal.
Naval medals have £2 million estimate
This may be the best collection of naval medals ever sold. Assembled by an American collector they tell the story of the Royal Navy.
Even Steve Jobs’ suits are for sale
Steve Jobs can certainly be considered an established market move in collectibles. Two ordinary suits could make 10s of thousands of dollars thanks to his name.
2024-07-03
Einstein atomic bomb letter stars in Microsoft founder auction
Albert Einstein’s signed 1939 letter to President Franklin D Roosevelt urging the US leader to start a nuclear bomb programme will be sold at auction. The letter is the star […]
2024-06-26
$8 million estimate for US Declaration, Constitution and Bill of Rights
Early printings of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence are up for sale.
2024-06-20
Olympic torches light up major Games auction
A $500,000 torch and the first Paris 2024 Olympics torches to be auctioned will test the appetite of sports collectors this July. Only 2,000 torches have been made for the […]
