10-times estimate for sci-fi classic Ender’s Game cover painting
A painting used on a cult sci-fi novel has sold for more than 10-times its predicted price. Why did the painting Drunkard’s Walk prove so successful?
2024-12-19
Bob Dylan’s lyrics for Tambourine Man lead writer’s archive sale
Lyric drafts for Mr Tambourine Man are expected to realise the most at a January auction centred around the archive of legendary journalist Al Aronowitz. Aronowitz’s collections contribute 50 of […]
2024-12-18
Two racer’s watches, two $1.4 million sales for McQueen’s Heuer and Mille’s Ferrari
Steve McQueen wore a Heur Monaco through the filming of Le Mans and one example has just sold for $1.4 million. Elsewhere a Richard Mille watch made for Ferrari has […]
2024-12-13
“Brutus for emperor” coin doubles estimate in £1.64 million sale
Fresh from helping to kill Caesar, Brutus was on the war path and after the Imperial throne. Money was a big part of his campaign and this coin, sold for £1.64 million, made him look his best.
Oz ruby slippers are most valuable movie memorabilia ever after $28-million sale
They were flogged off by a studio that had no need of them, toured the country for tourists, and then were stolen from a museum, but finally the Ruby Slippers have a new home, and have set a new record in their category.
The Giant Spiders are coming! And you can own them
A cult horror flick is for sale. Not the costumes, the sets or the models (with the exception of one giant spider), but the entire film and all rights associated […]
2024-12-05
Ferrari watch could make $2 million at auction
Richard Mille in partnership with Ferrari is going to bring out the big guns in the watch-collecting world. Will they be willing to pay $2 million for this slimline wonder? Or even more?
157-million-year-old dinosaur trio has £13 million auction estimate
To find one dinosaur is good luck, two is amazing, and these three skeletons make for one of the most important prehistoric sales of recent times. How much will they get? The answer could make history.
2024-12-04
Brideshead teddy auctions for £26,000 as bear collection makes nearly £300,000
He’s a star of a sort, and a teddy bear from Brideshead Revisited was valued at 10s of thousands of pounds this week. And Aloysius wasn’t even the most valuable bear there.
Australian cricket legend Don Bradman’s baggy green auctions for £245,000
Don Bradman was a legend in so many ways. There is no dimming to his legend, as a new record for a worn cap confirms at auction in Sydney this week.
Buy unique transatlantic plane parts from Lindbergh’s historic flight
He became one of the greatest heroes of his age in one 30-hour flight. Now, a British collectibles dealer is selling parts of the plane that made Lindbergh a legend.
2024-11-28
Eric Morecambe collection auction includes Ernie split letter
Eric and Ernie were the definition of National Treasures, but a letter revealed in an auction sale of comedian Eric Morecambe’s personal collection reveal they nearly never were.
Jeff Beck’s £1 million guitar collection in January auction
Ninety guitars owned by the late Jeff Beck will be auctioned – with a £1 million price tag – in January 2025. Beck, who died in 2023, aged 78, is […]
Austin Powers ‘Shaguar’ car shifts into auction gear
A Jaguar E-Type driven by fictional super agent Austin Powers will be auctioned next January. The car, affectionately called the Shaguar, comes complete with a custom swinging 60s Union Jack […]
Auction of Dune “bible” illuminates “greatest movie never made”
Some of the best designers in the world worked to bring Frank Herbert’s Dune to life. They didn’t get to realise their dream, but what a vision they created.
