Oz ruby slippers are most valuable movie memorabilia ever after $28-million sale
They were flogged off by a studio that had no need of them, toured the country for tourists, and then were stolen from a museum, but finally the Ruby Slippers have a new home, and have set a new record in their category.
2024-12-13
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
Deadpool set for comic art record with $7.5 million sale tipped
Would you pay $7.5 million for a pencil sketch? Someone is likely to. The sketch in question features Deadpool’s first ever comic book appearance.
2024-08-09
Princess Leia bikini and Star Wars space ship auction for combined $1.7 million
Perhaps the most famous, certainly the most talked about, costume in Star Wars history has been sold. Alongside it a legendary space fighter made well over $1 million.
2024-08-01
Freaks movie poster gets over $100,000 at auction
It was a movie banned for decades in the UK and abandoned on its release. A second life as a cult hit has made 1932’s Freaks a super hit with collectors as this valuable poster sale confirms.
2024-07-26
Leia bikini has $30,000 opening bid
One of the most famous costumes in the Star Wars universe, the bikini worn by Princess Leia while imprisoned by Jabba the Hutt is up for sale this month. A […]
2024-07-05
Michael Jordan set to meet $200,000 price
This Michael Jordan card has an astronomical estimate at auction. It’s from his rookie year and the image adds appeal.
Major Star Wars prop sale flies into view
Super-rare chance to buy an onscreen model will see big-money buyers circling.
2024-05-09
World’s most valuable comic: $6 million for Superman’s debut
A copy of Action Comics Number 1, the first Superman publication, has realised $6 million at auction: a new record for a comic book. Superman landed on news vendors’ shelves […]
2024-04-10
Dragon Ball Z cell makes $144k in US auction
Two highly sought-after animation cels from classic Japanese animes Dragon Ball Z and Akira raised impressive sums at Heritage Auctions’ recent sale. The first, a production cel showing the character […]
2023-10-27
Diana sweater set to realise up to £55k
The sale of a simple woollen jumper at a Sotheby’s sale in September will illustrate the iconic status of the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
2023-08-18
Mark Twain’s typewriter tops $100,000
If you’ve ever wanted to hurl a keyboard across the room you’re in good company. The typewriter that drove Mark Twain, America’s most famous Man of Letters, to distraction has […]
2023-02-23
Charlie Brown Christmas cartoon strip sets new auction record at Heritage
A Peanuts cartoon strip linked the the classic ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ has achieved a new world record at Heritage Auctions. The hand-drawn strip by Peanuts creator Charles Schulz sold […]
2021-09-15
Spider-Man comic book sells for world-record $3.6 million
A copy of the first-ever Spider-Man comic has sold for $3.6 million, setting a new record as the world’s most valuable comic book. The rare copy of Amazing Fantasy #15, […]
2021-09-13
World’s most valuable Batman comic book tops $1.5 million prior to auction
A copy of Batman #1 has set a new record as the world’s most valuable Batman comic book, days before it even goes up for auction at Heritage. Bidding is […]
