Einstein atomic bomb letter stars in Microsoft founder auction
Albert Einstein’s signed 1939 letter to President Franklin D Roosevelt urging the US leader to start a nuclear bomb programme will be sold at auction. The letter is the star […]
2024-06-26
Two Milles combine to surpass $4 million at top watches auction
Richard Mille watches were the biggest hit at Christie’s Important Watches sale this week.
2024-06-12
LBJ Patek Philippe watch for sale in New York
No-one knew why these watches were inscribed with the “golden rule” until recently. Will the presidential link add value in this sale?
2024-05-23
Schumacher watches get $4 million start line
Watches owned by Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher are being offered at auction in Geneva on May 13. Schumacher’s Rolex Daytona matches one of history’s greatest drivers with the greatest […]
2024-04-17
£3 million for world’s oldest Christian book
A document written in Egypt in the 3rd or 4th century will be sold at auction in London in June. The Crosby-Schøyen Codex is among the first books according to […]
2024-04-10
£2 million Layla painting tops Pattie Boyd sale
The painting from the Eric Clapton album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs realised nearly £2 million to top a sale of Pattie Boyd’s personal collection in London. Bidders battled […]
2024-03-27
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
Beatle-wife Pattie sells George and Clapton love letters
Beatle wife Pattie Boyd is selling personal items at auction next month. The collection includes letters illuminating the most famous love triangle in rock history as Eric Clapton tried to […]
£8 m Mark Knopfler guitar auction smashes estimates
The sale of Mark Knopfler guitars has handsomely surpassed expectations and estimates to raise over £8 million. The sale was a big pay-day for charities, who received 25% of the […]
2024-02-07
US historic documents sale led by $6-million revolutionary protest sign
A major sale of US historic documents could realize as much as $12.7 million at a January 17 sale in New York. The star item is a 1765 placard denouncing […]
2024-01-03
Brando’s Apocalypse Rolex leads Geneva sale
Mohamad Zaman will be the owner of one of the world’s largest one-man watch collections until November 6th. That’s when Mr Zaman’s extraordinary lifetime collection will be sold at Christie’s […]
2023-10-19
£250 Alberto Giacometti chandelier sells for £2.9 million
An Alberto Giacometti chandelier bought for £250 has sold at Christie’s for £2.9 million – thanks to the well-trained eye of an artist. The chandelier was formerly owned by artist […]
2023-03-06
Document which established America’s first national Thanksgiving to auction at Christie’s
A historic document which helped establish America’s first national Thanksgiving will be offered for at auction at Christie’s next week. The broadside was printed in 1777, as a recommendation to […]
2020-10-08
STAN the T-rex skeleton sells for world record $31.8 million at Christie’s
A gigantic T-rex skeleton named STAN has set a new world auction record, after it sold for more than $30 million at Christie’s. The 67 million year-old dinosaur sold on […]
2020-10-07
Louis Armstrong’s trumpet to sell at Christie’s Exceptional auction
A trumpet owned by legendary jazz musician Louis Armstrong will be offered for sale as part of Christie’s Exceptional auction next month. The trumpet was used by Armstrong in the […]
