£10 Lowry painting goes for £800,000 at auction
Lowry’s style has made his work instantly recognisable, but when he sold this painting, he was an unknown and was worried the £10 he charged was ripping off the buyer.
2025-05-07
Brand new Rolex Daytona expected to make over £200,000
The Daytona is a legend. And this version, a special edition in yellow gold for the centenary of Le Mans was only made available to special Rolex clients.
T206 Honus Wagner card makes $1.9 million
The Honus Wagner T206, a legend among baseball cards. Another big sale has been added to its extensive and record-breaking history this week, just shy of $2 million for a tiny sliver of card.
2025-04-29
£10 “too much” for Lowry painting now worth £1 million
Lowry’s work today is really well known, but he was an unknown when he sold this picture for £10 and threw in another work for free. Now just one will sell for £1 million.
Titanic victim’s tragically predictive letter makes £300,000
The tragedy of the Titanic continues to fascinate us all and drive big auction prices. This letter sets a record, and it’s obvious why.
Napoleon’s Papal kidnap denial goes over $30,000
Napoleon said he didn’t do it, but he very obviously did. Read the shameless denial by the Emperor in a letter that’s just been sold for $30,000.
“Unique” Patek Philippe sells for £1.6 million in Hong Kong watch auction
Patek Philippe have added another entry to the list of most expensive watches with the sale of a £1.6-million watch in Hong Kong.
1925 Brough Superior motorbike set for £350,000 auction
A machine raced at a very high level and still going strong, this 1920s Brough motorcycle is one of the best bikes of its era and could make £350,000. Find out why here.
2025-04-24
Autographed Nevermind Nirvana LP sells for nearly £20,000
One of only 700 people to attend saw their choice to go to a 1991 Nirvana gig pay off this week. See how much their signed album went for at auction.
2025-04-23
Super-rare Shakespeare Folios full set worth £4.5 million
A complete set of the four Shakespeare Folios will be sold by auction in London this May with a top estimate of £4.5 million. Sotheby’s are selling the four volumes, […]
$1,500 eBay drawing is $150,000 Magritte masterwork
A Magritte on eBay? Sounds surreal, but a drawing sold for just over $1,500 might be worth 100 times that at auction next month.
Door to TV’s Cheers to make $150,000?
Cheers ran for 12 seasons and has a huge fan base. Will one of them stump up over $100,000 for a piece of the set? We’ll find out next month.
Tour van with Kurt Cobain artwork heads to auction
This van slogged around US tour venues full of punks and metalheads, but one day Kurt Cobain drew on its side and potentially made it a work of art. How much will it sell for?
2025-04-17
1971 Patek Philippe is star of Hong Kong watch sale
A “possibly unique”. “highly important” 1971 Patek Philippe watch is the star lot in Sotheby’s Hong Kong April show, with a top estimate of £2.3 million or $3.1 million (HK$24 […]
95-minute bid battle ends in $32 million Chinese scroll record
It’s one of the all-time treasures of Chinese art, and trade war or not, one buyer was willing to pay a record fee for this 20-foot, beautifully written scroll.
