Culture news Michelangelo sketch fetches record-breaking sum at Paris auction The A4 sized drawing by the Italian Renaissance artist fetched €23 million - surpassing previous records for his works. 18/05/2022
See 1,800 items from Hollywood's biggest movies under the hammer More than 1,800 items from Hollywood's biggest hits are expected to bring in more than $9m (€8.5m) 11/05/2022
See Warhol's Marilyn Monroe painting sold for record-breaking €185 million Andy Warhol’s iconic Marilyn Monroe portrait sells for a record $195m (€185m), shattering the auction record for an American artist 10/05/2022
See Largest white diamond ever auctioned sells for €17.9 million The Rock, the biggest white diamond ever auctioned, sold for a hammer price of 18.6 million Swiss francs (€17.9 million), far short of the record for such a jewel. 09/05/2022
See Mystery buyer revealed in tussle with Louvre over €24.4m still life After the 18th-century 'Basket of Wild Strawberries' sold at auction in March, the Louvre swept in to get it declared a national treasure of France, barring its export for two and a half years. 05/05/2022
Sport Maradona's 'Hand of God' shirt sells for record €8.4m at auction The Argentine footballer wore the famous shirt during the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-final against England. 04/05/2022
Travel News Your next holiday could help Ukrainian refugees - here's how Travel companies have donated holidays and the proceeds will go to the Disasters Emergency Committee. 27/04/2022
See Miniature book by Charlotte Bronte goes up for sale at $1.25 million The book is being sold on behalf of an anonymous seller "who wishes to make certain of the work's future preservation." 22/04/2022
Hear The guitar which broke up Oasis goes up for auction in Paris The destruction of the red Gibson guitar was a ‘cult moment’ in music history according to the auctioneer. 20/04/2022
See Michelangelo's first known nude goes on display in Paris The sketch dates back to the end of the 15th century and was only recognised as a Michelangelo in 2019. It spent three years in situ as a designated national treasure of France 08/04/2022
See Aquatic depiction of Picasso's lover set to fetch $60m at auction Femme nue couchée (Naked woman reclining), completed in 1932, reimagines Marie-Thérèse Walter – a proficient swimmer, where Picasso never learned to swim – as a graceful, multi-limbed sea creature. 07/04/2022
See Could Warhol's Marilyn Monroe break records for 20th century art? Andy Warhol's iconic sage-blue background portrait of Marilyn Monroe is tipped to sell for a record-breaking $200 million at auction in the spring 28/03/2022
See Original NASA shots of moon landing go up for auction in Denmark The 74 photos are from several Apollo missions carried out by NASA 09/03/2022
See Why is Michael Caine selling his personal items at a London auction? Despite the pre-auction estimate for Sir Michael Caine’s gold Rolex being £12,000, the watch ended up selling for a whopping £125,250. 02/03/2022
See Picasso, Rothko and Warhol for sale after billionaire couple's divorce Real estate mogul Harry Macklowe's divorce from wife Linda has resulted in a potentially record-breaking Sotheby's auction of world-class art. 18/02/2022
Culture news Mexico calls on France to stop 'brazen' sale of pre-Hispanic artefacts The President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador says French auction houses had gone beyond the pale with brazen sales of pre-Hispanic artefacts. 09/02/2022
See Cézanne drawing lost for decades rediscovered in auction The artist's lost notebook that he shared with his sister features the work, which was recently identified by art historians as an original. 01/02/2022
Culture news Botticelli's Jesus Christ portrait in record books after €40m sale 'Man of Sorrows' went on sale at Sotheby's New York on January 27, exceeding even the highest of expert deal estimates by millions of euros. 28/01/2022
Italy 'Dripping with blood': Anger as Moro kidnapping letter sold at auction Critics have questioned whether the sale of the note -- claiming responsibility for abducting Italy's former PM -- is in good taste. 28/01/2022
See Miniature Banksy model sells for over €1 million in UK auction The small thatched model building was put up for sale by its British owners over fears it would one day be stolen. 27/01/2022
Culture news John Lennon's son auctions The Beatles memorabilia as NFTs The certified digital artworks going under the hammer in California next month include the NFT version of the handwritten notes for the song 'Hey Jude', with an estimated price tag of up to €62,000. 26/01/2022
Culture news Sotheby's third 'Stone' series centres on Italy, mixing old with new Bidding for the 'Stone III' sale closes on Wednesday evening and can be followed online. 19/01/2022
See Diamond that came from meteorite to go on sale in London The diamond is extremely rare and believed to have come from space via a "Don't Look Up" style meteorite encounter. 18/01/2022
Culture news Single page of a Spiderman comic sells for €3 million A comic book panel featuring the superhero's transformation into the infamous Venom fetched the record breaking price at an auction in the US. 17/01/2022
See Magritte masterpiece worth €52 million could shatter artist's record Experts at Sotheby's estimate the Belgian surrealist's painting 'L’empire des lumières' will more than double his current auction record. 13/01/2022
Hear Rare cassette of Prince album, scrapped for being 'evil', up for sale First due for release in 1987, Prince scrapped the album because he thought it was cursed. 07/01/2022
