Tag: Sotheby’s
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 […]
£132,000 for Noel Gallagher guitar as Oasis market explodes
Now is the perfect time to buy and sell Oasis gear and a Noel Gallagher guitar has set a mark this week in London.
2024-09-13
$1 million for Michael Jordan card
Head to a famous Harlem church to worship before some of the most famous names in American sport. This card sale is likely to set records.
2024-08-21
Is this the ultimate racing watch? McQueen Monaco Heuer to sell for $1 million
Steve McQueen. The movie Le Mans. TAG Heuer. Does a racing watch enthusiast need any more reason to stump up $1 million? We’ll find out in December.
2024-08-15
Founding documents still worth millions say US buyers
Historical documents from the birth of the United States still have huge value according to bidders.
2024-07-05
Signed Turing maths problem letter makes $88,000
Alan Turing is one of the unsung heroes of the WWII war effort. And collectors are still willing to pay high prices for artefacts from his too-short life.
2024-06-28
$8 million estimate for US Declaration, Constitution and Bill of Rights
Early printings of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence are up for sale.
2024-06-20
Warhol screen print could top £500,000
A silkscreen portrait by Andy Warhol of German artist Joseph Beuys will be sold in London on June 26. It is expected to realise between £400,000 and £600,000. The dark […]
2024-06-12
Will this historic Hebrew Bible hit $7 million estimate?
A 14th-century Hebrew bible that is one of the most beautiful and important ever made is expected to make millions of dollars at auction this month.
2024-06-06
Million dollar Sherlock Holmes manuscript leads “significant” book sale
A signed Sherlock Holmes manuscript from a surgeon’s private library will be sold in one of the most significant book sales of the 21st Century say auctioneers Sotheby’s. The Swantko […]