Tag: Sotheby’s
US record for Old Rip Van Winkle Kentucky Bourbon
A 2007 bottle of Kentucky Bourbon has set an auction record for a post-prohibition American whiskey, achieving $125,000 in New York. The Old Rip Van Winkle limited-edition ‘Van Winkle Selection’ […]
2025-03-26
ET to go to new home for $600,000 at major special effects auction
An original screen-used model of E.T., the loveable alien from the Steven Spielberg movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, will be auctioned in New York on April 3. The model is being […]
2025-03-19
Rare bottle of Macallan whisky expected to auction for $80,000
A charity special edition bottle of whisky will sell next month and it’s not even the most valuable item in its sale at $80,000.
2025-03-12
£4.2 million for Blink-182 Banksy Vettriano remix
A poignant sale saw a remixed artwork sell for over £4 million in London this week. Owned by a rock-star it’s the perfect Banksy.
2025-03-05
Rock star to auction his Banksy for £5 million
Blink 182 bassist and singer Mark Hoppus will sell a Banksy via Sotheby’s next month, with the artwork expected to realise as much as £5 million. The painting is Crude […]
2025-02-19
Declaration of Independence worth $2.4 million say New York buyers
As independence fever ran around the 13 breakaway colonies of America, the country was hungry for copies of their founding statement. Find out about this rare copy of the Declaration of Independence here.
2025-01-29
The $1-million Richard Mille watch that runs fast. As fast as Yohan Blake
This watch won a silver medal behind Usain Bolt. It’s accurate enough to time the likes of Yohan Blake, the sprinter who wore it for every race of the 2012 London Olympics.
2025-01-24
£15 million record predicted for Golden Period Stradivarius violin
His name is the first on your lips when you think of violins. Now, an instrument by the great 17th to 18th century Italian maker Stradivarius will sell for well over £10 million.
2025-01-15
Multimillion-dollar Declaration of Independence to sell next week
The man who printed this extremely rare Declaration of Independence probably wanted the American Revolution to fail. His work is now worth millions of dollars because it succeeded.
Ten Commandments go for $5 million
For many years this priceless tablet was used as a doorstep. Now it’s been sold for more than $5 million and will be donated to an Israeli museum.
2024-12-19
Two racer’s watches, two $1.4 million sales for McQueen’s Heuer and Mille’s Ferrari
Steve McQueen wore a Heur Monaco through the filming of Le Mans and one example has just sold for $1.4 million. Elsewhere a Richard Mille watch made for Ferrari has […]
2024-12-13
$12.5 million record auction of Tiffany window shocks New York sale
Agnes Northrop worked her way up at Tiffany from glass cutting to making works like the spectacular Danner Memorial Window that has just set a world record for Tiffany.
2024-11-22
Banana artwork auctions for $6.2 million
A piece of art made of a banana taped to a wall has been sold for $6.2 million to a man who says he will eat the main feature of […]
2024-11-21
As close to the original Ten Commandments as you can get for $2 million
A marble tablet thought to be the oldest copy of the Ten Commandments will be auctioned in December at Sotheby’s in New York. The auction house expect the single-lot sale […]
2024-11-14
Marie Antoinette necklace auctions for nearly $5 million
A necklace that played an important role in the fall of the French monarchy in 1789 has been sold at auction for $4.8 million. The diamond encrusted piece went well […]