Moon landing Omega watch tops £20,000 at auction
An Omega watch made to honour the 1969 Apollo XI moon landing has sold for £22,000 at a UK auction. The very-limited-edition Omega Speedmaster was sold in North Yorkshire. Only […]
2024-03-20
Watchmen comic page tops $1-million Gaiman auction
Original artwork from the Watchmen comic made $132,000 as the most valuable item in a $1 million auction of writer Neil Gaiman’s personal collection. Proceeds from the sale will help […]
Star Wars C-3PO head makes nearly $1million
C-3PO’s head, from the Star Wars film Return of the Jedi (1983), has sold for $843,750 at auction in the United States. Anthony Daniels, who inhabited the robot suit throughout […]
Dickens watch makes over £11k at auction
A pocket watch given to a young magazine editor called Charles Dickens has realised £11,500 at auction. It is an early memento of one of the most extraordinary careers in […]
2024-03-13
Beatles Ed Sullivan flight menu tops $100,000
A London to New York in-flight menu signed by The Beatles and their party has sold for $100,000 at auction in the United States. It’s 1964. February 7th. And The […]
$5-million Z Grill stamp to top most valuable stamp auction ever?
It doesn’t look like very much, but an 1868 one-cent stamp could become the most valuable single American stamp ever sold in June. The incredibly rare Z Grill is the […]
“Holy Grail” iPhone tipped for $100,000 sale
A rare iPhone from 2007 is up for auction and tipped to sell for over $100,000. The sealed model was a failure when launched, making it an extremely desirable buy […]
Titantic rescue panel prop is buoyant at auction
A piece of wood that saved the life of Rose DeWitt Bukater (as played by Kate Winslet) in Titanic is proving popular with bidders in a Hollywood props auction. At […]
Peugeot 205 auctions for £250,000+ at Silverstone
A Peugeot 205 has sold for £227,250 at auction. It is not the standard model of the long-lasting and popular hatchback, but one of just 200 special editions and can […]
2024-03-06
Avant-garde watches get high-style auction
A Geneva watch auction will take a new approach in order to sell some extremely arresting vintage, luxury watches. Sotheby’s are working with a watch-focused art collective, Heist-out, to style […]
Tony Soprano’s “last meal” diner booth auctions for $82,600
Did TV mob boss Tony Soprano die? If he did, it was in the New Jersey ice cream parlour booth that has just realised $82,600 at auction. And the buyer […]
“Indian Mutiny” VC from Irish soldier makes £55,000 at auction
A Victoria cross won by Mayo-born soldier Edmond Jennings at the Relief of Lucknow in 1857 has sold for £55,000 in London. Jennings (sometimes recorded as Edward) was a 42-year-old […]
Mr Darcy’s wet shirt makes £25,000 at auction
Colin Firth, as Mr Darcy, wore this shirt as he dripped from a lake and into a TV nation’s hearts. Yesterday, March 5, it sold for £25,000 at auction, well […]
Elton John Bentley surprises as star of music auction
The stand-out sale in an auction of the contents of one of Elton John’s homes was a car. The Bentley Continental realised $441,000 (£350,000), around 18-times the low-estimate before the […]
2024-02-28
1066 silver coins auction for well over estimate
Anglo-Saxon coins that may have been ditched by a fighter at the Battle of Hastings have sold at auction for £325,000 – nearly twice their estimate. The 122 coins were […]
