Auction News
Prince “Cloud” guitar drifts to $600,000 auction
One of Prince’s legendary cloud guitars is predicted to sell for as much as $600,000 at auction this month.
2024-05-08
Sylvester Stallone watch auction includes Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime
Eleven rare watches, including a first-time sale of a Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime, from Sylvester Stallone’s collection will be sold at auction in New York in June. The Rambo and […]
Capone “Sweetheart” pistol on target for $3 million sale
A gun owned by notorious gangster Al Capone is expected to raise as much as $3 million at auction this May. Capone loved this particular heater so much that he […]
2024-05-01
At least £25,000 for 1990s Pokémon cards
A collection of Pokémon cards could realise £25,000 at auction next Tuesday. And that’s a low estimate says auctioneer Richard Winterton, who sold a set of cards for over £200,000 […]
Race on for top British Olympian’s medals
Prizes, including four Olympic medals, won by Britain’s jointly most awarded Olympian are being sold at a London auction. You may not know Guy Butler’s name, but it should trip […]
2024-04-24
Viral Obama “hope” poster original up for grabs
An original of the 2008 Barack Obama “Hope” image is being sold at auction. The picture, originally by street artist, Shepard Fairey, was shared and reproduced perhaps billions of times […]
Niki Lauda crash helmet in Miami GP auction
The helmet worn by F1 star Niki Lauda in a fiery crash that nearly killed him will be sold at an auction before the Miami Grand Prix on May 4. […]
John Lennon Help! guitar found. Could set new record
An accoustic guitar played by John Lennon is heading for a potential record auction sale after being found in a loft. The guitar, a 12-string acoustic, was played on the […]
Million dollar Sherlock Holmes manuscript leads “significant” book sale
A signed Sherlock Holmes manuscript from a surgeon’s private library will be sold in one of the most significant book sales of the 21st Century say auctioneers Sotheby’s. The Swantko […]
2024-04-17
Schumacher watches get $4 million start line
Watches owned by Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher are being offered at auction in Geneva on May 13. Schumacher’s Rolex Daytona matches one of history’s greatest drivers with the greatest […]
Princess Diana fashions on global tour before auction
The boom in value of dresses owned by Diana Princess of Wales will undergo another test at an auction in Ireland in June. The most valuable items carry estimates of […]
Swiss Alpine Rolex watch could scale auction heights
A super-rare Rolex made for Switzerland’s mountain research crews is one of the top items at a huge luxury watch sale in May. The watch is Rolex’s most famous racing […]
2024-04-10
Titanic band played on with violin from this case
A leather violin case could sell for £120,000 at auction. The price is down to its final use, holding the instrument of tragic Titanic bandmaster Wallace Hartley. That instrument is […]
Sinatra-gift watch attracts early bidding in Tony Bennett sale
A watch given by Frank Sinatra to fellow crooner Tony Bennett is among the top items in early bidding at a sale of Bennett’s personal collection. Engraved, “To Tony Thanks […]
£3 million for world’s oldest Christian book
A document written in Egypt in the 3rd or 4th century will be sold at auction in London in June. The Crosby-Schøyen Codex is among the first books according to […]