France Asterix drawing sells for record 1.4m euros in Paris An original illustration for the cover of one of the early Asterix comic books has sold for a record €1.4m at auction in Paris, more than seven times its expected price. 14/10/2017
Cult 'Lost' Leonardo Da Vinci painting to be auctioned The last Leonardo de Vinci painting in private hands is going to auction in New York in November 11/10/2017
Cult Chinese porcelain bowl sells for 32 mln euros This small 900-year-old dish has shattered auction records in Hong Kong. 04/10/2017
Cult A rare glimpse into Audrey Hepburn's life Christie’s brings to auction over 300 lots from the personal collection of Audrey Hepburn, one of the most beloved stars in the history of film and fashion 26/09/2017
Fashion A glimpse of Audrey Hepburn Film scripts, dresses and other treasures from late film legend Audrey Hepburn's attic in Switzerland are going up for sale in London. 25/09/2017
United Kingdom London cinema prop auction 600 iconic movie props memorabilia on sale in London including Indiana Jones' whip and Star Wars Y-wing 08/09/2017
USA Neil Armstrong's 'space bag' sells for 1.5 million dollars A bag said to have been used by US astronaut Neil Armstrong to bring the first samples of moon dust back to Earth has been sold to an anonymous bidder for 1.8 million US dollars. 21/07/2017
USA Neil Armstrong's space bag expected to fetch millions at auction Neil Armstrong's space bag expected to fetch millions at auction 20/07/2017
Romania Nazi Enigma machine fetches thousands for canny collector €100 fleamarket find sells for €45,000 12/07/2017
Cult A rare Picasso sold for £34,885,000 / €39,570,000 A never-before-seen at auction painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso sold for £34,885,000 / €39,570,000 28/06/2017
Cult Saturday Night Fever dance floor for sale The dance floor that lit up in red, blue and yellow in rhythm to the music 26/06/2017
France "Andrómeda" de Rodin atinge mais de 3,6 milhões de euros em leilão Um dos cinco exemplares da escultura de Auguste Rodin, "Andrómeda" foi vendida num leilão em Paris por mais de 3,6 milhões de euros 30/05/2017
USA Sold! Basquiat 'skull' canvas goes for 84 million euros at 'electrifying' auction A painting by US artist Jean-Michel Basquiat has become the sixth most expensive canvas ever sold at auction. 19/05/2017
USA How Jean-Michel Basquiat went from misfit to America's most expensive artist A painting by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat sold for more than $100 million becoming the sixth most expensive canvas ever sold at auction. 19/05/2017
world news 'La Légende' heart-shaped diamond up for auction Dazzling jewels are going under the hammer at Christie’s Geneva – including the biggest heart-shaped diamond ever up for auction, dangling from a pearl necklace. 12/05/2017
USA Nearly 20-year-old McDonald's sauce sells for $14,700 USD A packet of McDonald’s Szechuan dipping sauce from 1998 sold in an online auction after a $14,700 USD bid. 21/04/2017
United Kingdom Rare diamond auction: tears of the gods for sale The most valuable diamond earrings to ever be put up for auction are on display in London. A super-rare blue one is called Apollo and Artemis is pink. 10/04/2017
China Pink Star diamond sets new world record The world’s most expensive pink diamond has sold at Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong for a world record price of around 66. 04/04/2017
Netherlands Anne Frank poem auctioned for 140,000 euros A poem handwritten by Jewish schoolgirl Anne Frank has sold for a high price at auction. 23/11/2016
France Tintin moon drawing sells for record €1.55 million in Paris An original artwork by the late Belgian cartoonist Hergé of his hero Tintin and friends has sold for €1. 19/11/2016
world news Rare blue diamond up for auction A rare "fancy, vivid blue diamond" ring is on display in Geneva, ahead of an auction next week where it is expected to fetch up to 25 million US dollars. 09/11/2016
Cult David Bowie's personal art collection on sale at Sotheby's The much mourned David Bowie, who died in January, was an avid art collector. 26/09/2016
Greece Media shakeup: Greece raises €246m with sale of four TV licences The winners have been announced in the great Greek TV sell-off, with four companies winning bids for television channels in an unprecedented auction. 02/09/2016
USA Items from Muhammad Ali's life to be auctioned Nearly 80 items closely linked to the life of Muhammad Ali who died earlier this year are being auctioned. 20/08/2016
Cult Bjork's unique stage attire up for auction Bjork's unique stage outfits are going under the hammer in London in the coming weeks. 06/06/2016
