Auction Results
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Antique bank collection tops $1.76 million at Morphy Auctions
A remarkable private collection of antique mechanical and still banks has sold for more than $1.76 million at Morphy Auctions in Pennsylvania. The Peter and Joanne Brown Foundation Collection offered […]
2017-01-16
Obama’s 2008 campaign bus chair tops $25,000 at auction
Barack Obama’s personal chair from his 2008 Presidential campaign bus has soared above its estimate in an online auction. An RR Auction sale offered a pair of reclining chairs from […]
2017-01-12
Elvis memorabilia sale at Graceland features guns, gloves and gold
Guns, gloves and gold led the way at Graceland last week, in the latest auction of Elvis Presley memorabilia at the star’s former home in Memphis. Topping the sale was […]
2017-01-11
Revealing Princess Diana letters smash auction estimates
A series of revealing letters written by Princess Diana have sold for more than $18,000 at auction in the U.K. Diana wrote the six letters to Cyril Dickman, a Buckingham […]
2017-01-06
Aston Martin AMR1 works team car tops Silverstone Auctions Race Retro sale
Silverstone Auctions will offer a historically significant Aston Martin works team race car as the headline lot in its Race Retro Competition Car Sale next month. The 1989 Aston Martin […]
2017-01-03
Steve Bloomer football collection makes $400,000
Memorabilia connected with the great England footballer Steve Bloomer has sold for £320,000 ($400,000). The collection included 19 velvet England international caps awarded to Bloomer at the turn of the […]
2016-12-21
Jimi Hendrix’s favourite acoustic guitar sells for more than $250,000
The guitar Jimi Hendrix owned longer than any other has smashed its estimate at a Bonhams auction in London. Hendrix had owned the Epiphone acoustic guitar for three years, and […]
2016-12-16
Native American war shirt fringed with human hair tops Heritage sale
A Native American war shirt decorated with human hair fetched more than $30,000 when it came up for sale in Dallas this week. The shirt was the star lot of […]
Snow White’s Evil Queen helps Heritage animation sale top $1 million
An original hand-painted image of Snow White’s Evil Queen topped a recent sale of animation art at Heritage Auctions in Beverly Hills. The auction was the fifth consecutive animation sale […]
2016-12-14
Arnold Palmer’s Masters trophy tops $440,000 at Green Jacket Auctions
A Masters Tournament trophy presented to golf legend Arnold Palmer has sold for more than $440,000 in the U.S, becoming the second-most valuable item of golf memorabilia in history. The […]
Unique Harry Potter manuscript tops $450,000 at Sotheby’s auction
A rare manuscript by Harry Potter author J.K Rowling has sold for more than $450,000 at Sotheby’s in London. The work in question was The Tales of Beedle the Bard, […]
2016-12-13
Historic punk memorabilia fetches five figures at Sotheby’s
The recent Sotheby’s sale ‘A Rock & Roll Anthology: From Folk to Fury’ featured two landmark items of memorabilia from the history of punk. The first item was a hand-painted […]
Bob Dylan’s Blowin’ in the Wind lyrics auction for $324,500
Bob Dylan’s handwritten lyrics to Blowin’ in the Wind have sold for $324,500. They topped Sotheby’s A Rock & Roll Anthology: From Folk to Fury auction in New York on […]
2016-12-12
German M4 naval Enigma machine sets new world record
A German M4 naval Enigma machine has sold for a record $463,400. It smashed the previous record for an Enigma machine, set at $350,000 for another M4 specimen last year. […]
2016-12-08
Enola Gay navigator’s log realises $372,500
The original log kept by the navigator of the Enola Gay made $372,500 at Sotheby’s New York on December 6. It starred in sale of Americana and books and manuscripts. […]
