Tag: Auctions
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
Nic Cage’s Porsche leads major collection at Auctions America
A vintage Porsche once owned by Nic Cage will lead a major private collection of cars heading for auction in Fort Lauderdale later this year. Auctions America has announced it […]
2017-01-12
Rare Babe Ruth heirlooms for sale at SCP Auctions
A quartet of treasured Babe Ruth heirlooms is heading for sale at SCP Auctions, direct from the family collection of the Sultan of Swat. First up is a custom-made baseball […]
2017-01-11
Tupac’s boxing ticket from the night he was shot up for sale
The title fight ticket used by Tupac Shakur just hours before he was murdered is up for sale in an online auction. The rare piece of history from the night […]
2017-01-09
Morphy Auctions sale evokes spirits of the Old West
From antique gold bars to beaded war shirts, whisky bottles or Bowie knives – an upcoming sale at Morphy Auctions will send bidders back in time to the Old West. […]
2017-01-04
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
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 […]
1911 World Series press pin leads remarkable collection at Heritage Auctions
An original press pin from the 1911 baseball World Series could fetch a five-figure sum when it comes up for sale at Heritage Auctions early next year. The pin is […]
Marilyn Monroe’s Happy Birthday Mr President dress sells for $4.8 million
The dress Marilyn Monroe wore to sing Happy Birthday Mr President to JFK in 1962 has smashed expectations at auction. It sold for $4.8 million at Julien’s Auctions sale last […]
2016-11-18
Andy Warhol prints to sell for children’s art charity at Heritage Auctions
Prints from one of the world’s largest collections of Andy Warhol works will be sold for charity at Heritage Auctions this week. The company’s Modern & Contemporary Art Signature Auction […]
2016-11-09
Museum-quality mechanical bank collection comes to Morphy Auctions
Prints from one of the world’s largest collections of Andy Warhol works will be sold for charity at Heritage Auctions this week. The company’s Modern & Contemporary Art Signature Auction […]
Silverstone Auctions offers international line up at the NEC Classic Motor Show
Silverstone Auctions has prepared a truly international line up for its final sale of 2016 at the NEC Classic Motor Show in Birmingham. Leading the charge of left-hand drive models […]
2016-11-07
Lock of Marilyn Monroe’s hair sold for more than $10,000 at OAK Auctions
A lock of Marilyn Monroe’s hair has sold for more than $10,000 in an online sale of historic memorabilia at One Of A Kind (OAK) Auctions. The clipping was originally […]
2016-11-01
Tupac Shakur’s Thug Life essay tops $172,000 at Goldin Auctions
An essay written in prison by Tupac Shakur has smashed its estimate to fetch more than $170,000 at Goldin Auctions. The four-page handwritten essay, entitled "Is Thug Life Dead?", was […]