Chinese scroll depicting five drunken princes sells for record $40 million
A 700-year-old Chinese scroll depicting five drunk princes on their way home from a party has sold for almost $40 million at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong. The two metre-long artwork, […]
2020-10-08
John Lennon’s iconic round glasses sell for £44,000 at Sotheby’s
A pair of John Lennon’s iconic round ‘granny’ glasses has sold for £44,000 during a special auction of Beatles memorabilia at Sotheby’s. The glasses were originally owned by Dorothy Jarlett, […]
2020-10-01
Abraham Lincoln’s lost Civil War letter set for $1 million auction
An Abraham Lincoln letter to a supporter during the U.S Civil War could sell for up to $1 million when it goes up for auction this month. The historic letter, […]
Sandro Botticelli’s ‘Young Man Holding a Roundel’ could sell for over $100 million
Sandro Botticelli’s Renaissance masterpiece ‘Young Man Holding a Roundel’ could sell for more than $100 million at a Sotheby’s auction early next year. The painting, which depicts a 15th century […]
2020-09-25
John Lennon’s famous round glasses up for sale at Sotheby’s
A pair of John Lennon’s famous round glasses is up for auction this month, as part of a dedicated sale of Beatles memorabilia at Sotheby’s. The auction runs from September […]
2020-09-22
Notorious BIG crown sells for $600,000 at Sotheby’s hip hop auction
The crown worn by rapper Notorious BIG in his iconic King of New York portrait sold this week for almost $600,000 at Sotheby’s. The famous crown was the star lot […]
2020-09-17
Biggie Smalls’ ‘King of New York’ crown up for auction
The crown worn by rapper Biggie Smalls in one of the most iconic music portraits of all-time is heading for auction at Sotheby’s this month. The crown is expected to […]
2020-09-01
Einstein’s ‘God’ letter to auction at Sotheby’s
An Albert Einstein letter on the existence of God will be offered for auction at Sotheby’s in New York this week. The letter is expected to sell for $70,000 – […]
2020-07-20
Handwritten Sherlock Holmes manuscript could fetch $450,000 at Sotheby’s
A handwritten Sherlock Holmes story by Arthur Conan Doyle could fetch up to $450,000 when it goes up for sale at Sotheby’s next week. The 34-page manuscript is Doyle’s original […]
2020-07-16
One of Rembrandt’s last self-portraits in private hands set for auction
One of the last self-portraits by Rembrandt remaining in private hands is heading to auction at Sotheby’s in London next month. The rare work is expected to sell for £12-16 […]
2020-06-11
Collection of every D.C comic book ever published to sell at Sotheby’s
A remarkable private collection of every single D.C comic book published from 1935 to 2014 has gone up for sale at Sotheby’s in London. The collection of more than 40,000 […]
2020-04-01
Banksy’s ‘rejected’ Brexit artwork could top £500,000 at auction
A Brexit-themed Banksy artwork could fetch more than half a million pounds at auction next week, after being rejected from an exhibition at the Royal Academy. The 2018 piece entitled […]
2020-02-04
John Hancock’s 1776 Declaration of Independence letter sells for $1 million
A copy of John Hancock’s historic letter which announced the Declaration of Independence has sold for just over $1 million during an auction at Sotheby’s. The letter was of 13 […]
2020-01-28
David Hockney’s iconic artwork The Splash to auction at Sotheby’s
David Hockney’s iconic Pop Art masterpiece ‘The Splash’ is set to auction at Sotheby’s next month, during the Contemporary Art Evening Auction in London. The painting is perhaps Hockney’s best-known […]
2020-01-14
John Lennon’s iconic round sunglasses sell for 17 times their estimate at Sotheby’s
A pair of John Lennon’s round sunglasses have stunned auctioneers after they sold for 17 times their estimate at Sotheby’s in London. The shades were described as “the most iconic […]
