USA Watch: Sotheby's to hold first sneaker auction "What we've been seeing is the evolution of culture, that it's all starting to evolve and intertwine together. We see fashion. We see art. We see luxury all playing in the same field." 12/07/2019
USA Former NASA intern may possess only surviving recordings of Apollo 11 Retiree Gary George interned at NASA as a college student in 1976. During his time there he purchased more than `1,100 videotapes for around $218. At the time, NASA was attempting to reduce costs by recording over or selling old videotapes. 02/07/2019
France Revolver allegedly used by Van Gogh to kill himself sold at auction A revolver believed to have been used by Dutch painter Van Gogh to kill himself was sold at an auction on Wednesday. 19/06/2019
Business French billionaire Patrick Drahi buys Sotheby's Franco-Israeli Telecoms magnate Patrick Drahi made a surprise move into the art world, snapping up Sotheby’s in a deal worth 3.27 billion Euros, marking the auction house’s return to private ownership after 31 years 17/06/2019
USA Watch: 'Something for everyone' at auction of Maharajahs' treasures The Indian treasures on offer span 500 years, from the beginning of the Mughal dynasty to the present day. 14/06/2019
no comment Lock of Beethoven's hair goes up for auction The lock was given by Beethoven to a collaborator after the composer's servants tried to fob him off with goat's hair. 10/06/2019
United Kingdom Watch: World's first Porsche expected to fetch up to €18m at auction This 1939 Type 64, one of three built, belonged to company founder Ferdinand Porsche. It was built for a Berlin to Rome race to take place in September 1939, which was cancelled due to WWII. 22/05/2019
no comment Jeff Koons 'Rabbit' sculpture sets €81.4 million record at sale The sculpture titled "Rabbit" by American pop artist Jeff Koons sold for $91.1 million (€81.4 million) in New York, a record price for a work by a living artist. 16/05/2019
USA Monet's 'Meules' painting sells for record-breaking nearly €1 million Monet's oil canvas "Meules" sold at the Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale for around €98,881,566. 15/05/2019
USA Watch: Kurt Cobain's cardigan and Tupac's poetry up for auction The Nirvana frontman's cardigan, worn for an In Utero photo shoot, is expected to fetch $120,000. 15/05/2019
Switzerland Watch: Rare 1904 tiara expected to fetch €300,000 at auction A wedding gift, the Fabergé tiara features forget-me-nots tied with ribbon bows pierced by Cupid's arrows. 10/04/2019
France Gun that Van Gogh 'shot himself with' set to be sold at auction Dubbed “the most famous weapon in art history”, the Lefaucheux revolver is estimated to be worth between €40,000 and €60,000. 03/04/2019
World Is this the most valuable bird in the world? Armando the pigeon champion was auctioned for 1.2 million euros. 19/03/2019
United Kingdom 'Stolen' artefact found at London auction house is returned to Egypt A "stolen and illegally smuggled" ancient artefact has been returned to Egypt after being found at a London auction house 09/01/2019
Austria Renoir painting stolen at Vienna auction house "Golfe, mer, falaises vertes" was painted by the French impressionist master in 1895. It's estimated to be worth between €120,000 and €160,000. 29/11/2018
France Pre-war classics unveiled before going under the hammer in Paris French auction house Artcurial unveiled their latest catch of premium vintage cars at an airport warehouse on Monday (November 26), expected to be sold at astronomical prices to collectors with deep pockets. 28/11/2018
USA David Hockney's iconic painting sells for record $90.3 million "Portrait of An Artist (Pool with Two Figures)" has become the world's most expensive painting by a living artist. 16/11/2018
no comment Two dinosaur skeletons reconstructed ahead of Paris auction Two fossilised dinosaur skeletons dating back to the Jurassic period were assembled in Paris on Tuesday ahead of an auction next week 14/11/2018
France Poet's suicide letter sold at auction A suicide letter written by the French poet Charles Baudelaire has been sold at auction for 234,000 euros 05/11/2018
United Kingdom Stephen Hawking's wheelchair up for grabs at online auction An online auction of Stephen Hawking's personal items will include his wheelchair and PhD Thesis. 31/10/2018
Cult Paris: More Banksy artwork sold higher than estimated prices The most expensive Banksy artwrok, "Stop and Search", sold for €50,000 to a telephone bidder, an international collector, according to Artcurial 27/10/2018
USA 5-kilo lunar meteorite ‘The Moon Puzzle’ up for auction The rare meteorite, which was discovered in northwest Africa, has been dubbed the largest chunk of moon rock ever put up for auction. 16/10/2018
France Zidane 'World Cup' jersey is withdrawn from sale pending investigation The auction house said it needs to conduct an investigation to confirm it was worn by the football legend in the first half of the 1998 World Cup final against Brazil. 10/10/2018
Netherlands Unopened letter to Anne Frank’s father fetches €9,500 at auction The letter, which bears a red “return to sender” stamp on its envelope, was sent to Otto Frank by an insurance company in 1942, while the family was in hiding. 21/09/2018
United Kingdom Indiana Jones' hat, Han Solo's jacket go under the hammer How much would you pay for a piece of movie history? 20/09/2018
Cult Medieval manuscript fetches over €4 million Owner accused of fraud claims he has been vindicated. 18/06/2018
