Glasses for £20,000, a Luton Town tracksuit for £5,500… that’s the magic of Eric Morecambe
A pair of glasses and a tracksuit each sold for 10-times their estimate as the sale of the 800-item personal collection of TV comic Eric Morecambe realised over £500,000 at […]
2025-01-15
Admiral Lord Nelson’s shoe buckles go for £2,000
A commonplace pair of shoe buckles can be worth thousands of pounds when they’ve been on the right footwear, in this case the shoes of Admiral Lord Nelson.
2024-12-19
Rare Harry Potter first edition found on bookshelf could fetch £50,000
A rare first edition copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has been discovered after spending more than 20 years on a bookshelf in Luxembourg. The book, which belongs […]
2020-09-30
“Astonishing” Chinese teapot could fetch £100,000 after discovery in U.K garage
A “truly astonishing” Chinese Imperial ‘teapot’ could sell for up to £100,000 this month, after it was discovered hidden in a British garage. The teapot – actually an 18th century […]
2020-09-09
Queen Victoria’s ‘lost’ black mourning outfit saved for the nation
A collection of Queen Victoria’s black mourning clothes has been saved for the British nation, after spending more than 100 years hidden in a wardrobe. The royal outfit sold at […]
2020-01-23
Queen Victoria’s clothes discovered in a wardrobe after more than 100 years
A collection of clothes worn by Queen Victoria is up for auction in the U.K, after spending more than 100 years hidden in the back of a wardrobe. The royal […]
2020-01-20
Cigarette case which deflected a WWI bullet to auction at Hanson’s
A silver cigarette case which saved the life of a young British soldier during WWI will be offered for sale at Hanson’s Auctions this month. The cigarette case belonged to […]
2019-11-08
Harry Potter book kept in a locked briefcase for 20 years sells for $70,000
A rare Harry Potter book kept inside a locked briefcase for 20 years has sold for more than $70,000 at auction in the U.K. The first edition copy of Harry […]
2019-10-11
Churchill’s half-smoked cigar for sale, 60 years after it was rescued from the floor
One of Winston Churchill’s iconic cigars is heading for auction, after it was rescued from the floor by a cinema usherette and saved for over 60 years. The rare piece […]
2019-10-08
Rare Harry Potter first edition bought for £1 sells for over £30,000
A rare Harry Potter book bought for just £1 sold for more than £30,000 during a sale at Hanson’s Auctions in the U.K this week. The first edition copy of […]
2019-08-01
Auction record for medal awarded to the man who saved Hitler
A medal awarded to a bodyguard who saved Adolf Hitler’s life sold for a world record price at Hanson’s Auctions in the U.K last week. The Blut Orden Blood Order […]
2019-07-31
Harry Potter book bought for £1 could sell at auction for £30,000
A highly rare first edition Harry Potter book could sell auction for £30,000 later this month, after it was bought in a sale of ex-library books for just £1. The […]
2019-07-04
One-of-a-kind Roman coin found with metal detector could fetch $12,000
A tiny Roman coin found with a metal detector 30 years ago is set to fetch more than $12,000 at auction, after it was revealed to be the only one […]
2019-06-10
Miracle penny which saved WWI soldier’s life up for auction
A penny which miraculously saved the life of a British soldier during WWI will be offered for sale at Hanson’s Auctioneers next week. The penny deflected a German bullet aimed […]
2019-03-14
Original WWII ‘Great Escape’ journal to sell at Hanson’s Auctions
A unique journal which tells the inside story of the most famous POW escape of WWII is heading for auction in the U.K this month. The journal belonged to RAF […]
