Christie’s to auction Lionel Messi NFT artwork
Is Lionel Messi an artist? Plenty of Barcelona, Argentina and Inter Miami fans will tell you that he is. And now you can buy an artwork jointly credited to him […]
2025-07-02
£1 million sale for shrapnel-marked Battle of Trafalgar flag
A Union Jack flown at the Battle of Trafalgar – Admiral Lord Nelson’s tragic, triumphant final act – has auctioned in London for over £1 million this week. The war […]
Shrapnel and splinters in Trafalgar-flown Union Jack at July auction
You can’t get any closer to Nelson’s final triumph than this flag complete with ammunition holes and shrapnel from the Battle of Trafalgar.
2025-06-26
Billionaire bottle sale reaps $28.2 million wine-auction record
Fancy a drink? You’ll need serious money to take a taste from this extraordinary collection assembled by a US billionaire.
John Lennon’s funny, sexy, tragic letter to Cynthia Powell to be sold
A frank, personal 1962 letter from John Lennon to future first-wife Cynthia Powell will be auctioned in London in July. The young Beatle was in Hamburg, where in the bunk […]
2025-06-13
$5-million for historic diamond with Marie Antoinette link
The mystery and tragedy of Marie Antoinette adds value to even this spectacular jewel. How much will it make at auction next month in New York?
2025-05-28
$1.5-million William Blake books lead Maurice Sendak collection sale
Books by his great inspiration William Blake are the top-valued items in an auction of the collection of children’s book illustrator Maurice Sendak. A copy of Blake’s Songs of Innocence, […]
2025-05-21
$15 million wine sale is “once-in-a-generation” collection
Bill Kock is a legendary businessman and collector. His wine cellars are being emptied and may bring in at least $15 million in a three-day sale in New York.
Rolex Daytonas made 50 years apart both hit big prices
With yellow gold cases marking them out, two Rolex Daytonas made half a century apart were both in the sights of buyers this week in Geneva.
2025-05-14
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.
2025-05-07
Dame Edna’s glasses sell for 25-times estimate at Barry Humphries auction
A pair of trademark glasses worn by TV character Dame Edna Everage realised £37,800 against a £1,500 top estimate at a sale of her creator’s collections. Barry Humphries was born […]
2025-02-19
Silver playing cards and baroque marble statues headline at Christie’s
Nearly a metre tall and beautifully carved in white marble, these scuptures are among the high points of Baroque art.
2025-02-12
Are silver playing cards worth an $800,000 gamble at auction?
A set of 17th-century, German, silver playing cards will auction in New York next month and could realise as much as $800,000. The cards are a full set of 52. […]
2025-01-29
Oscar Wilde ‘Ernest’ first edition to auction from Barry Humphries collection
Barry Humphries openly lived a double life. Oscar Wilde did so secretly. A copy of Wilde’s most famous work owned by Humphries may now make £150,000 at auction.
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 […]
