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
Charity-shop Chinese bible makes nearly £60,000 in sale
An early 19th-century Bible in Chinese was spotted by charity shop voulnteers who earned nearly £60,000 for their good cause with their sharp eyes. Find out how here.
2025-03-26
Two £1 million guitars at Jeff Beck sale
The Jeff Beck guitar collection sold in London yesterday, with two instruments going for over £1 million. Beck’s collection was sold at Christie’s in London, with an online and phone […]
2025-01-23
Santana guitar, Prince shirt top major pop sale
A landmark guitar and a trademark shirt from two great American artists are the lead items in a sale built around the Spencer Davis collection.
2025-01-03
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.
2024-12-04
Bradman “Baggy Green” cricket cap to auction this December
A cricket cap worn when Don Bradman, the game’s greatest ever batter, scored his 100th first-class century is expected to make over £200,000 at auction in Sydney next month. Bradman […]
2024-11-20
World glass record smashed at £5-million London auction of Mosque lamp
A 14th-century enameled and gilded lamp has become the most valuable glass item sold at auction, with a £5.1 million sale in London. The piece is a Mamluk enamelled glass […]
2024-11-13
The last Cadillac of Elvis drives into sale
With under 60,000 miles on the clock a 1977 Cadillac Seville is a tempting buy for any petrol head. And this is the car that Elvis drove on the day […]
2024-11-08
Founding Fathers letter gets $1-million auction price tag
The signatures of three of the United States Founding Fathers on a letter could make it a $1-million document. The letter, written in 1784, is signed by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas […]
Fleming’s penicillin mould achieves $76,000 at New York sale
Some bacteria that changed the world was sold in New York this week. A buyer paid over $76,000 for a sample of Alexander Fleming’s penicillin, the basis for the world’s […]
2024-10-24
Alexander Fleming’s penicillin mould leads science sale
Would you buy a used computer? What about a vital prototype in the development of Apple. And a medal made with mould that saved the world?
2024-10-09
Great Wave prints break just short of $900,000
Two copies of the same image sold just a day apart. How different were the prices?
2024-09-18
Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress coming to auction
Jacqueline Kennedy was a style icon and an early example of the modern celebrity. When she married Aristotle Onassis it was a world media event. You could own the stunning clothes in which she made her vows.
2024-09-05
Great Wave prints with $500,000-plus estimates show appeal of much-copied image
It might be the best-known image in all of art history, it’s certainly always in demand and two copies of the legendary The Great Wave print will test the market this September in NY City.
2024-08-29
Chaplin’s early Sherlock role up for sale
A major collection of papers and pictures from Charlie Chaplin’s life is being sold in London this June.
