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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.

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.

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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."

Culture news

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.

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Art

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

Art

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.

Art

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

Culture news

Original NASA shots of moon landing go up for auction in Denmark

The 74 photos are from several Apollo missions carried out by NASA

Art

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.

Art

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.

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.

Art

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.

Art

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.

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.

Art

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.

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.

Art

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.

Culture news

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.

Art

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.

Art

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.