China End of May Hong Kong sale to feature world's biggest green diamond Auction house Christies say they are selling the world’s largest green diamond in Hong Kong at the Spring sales which start at the end of May and 04/05/2016
France Ferrari speed machine set to become the most expensive car ever A 1957 Ferrari 335 S Spider could well become the most expensive car ever when it goes up for auction in Paris. 05/02/2016
USA Fiat 500 from Pope Francis' U.S. visit auctioned in Philadelphia A tiny black Fiat 500L that carried Pope Francis through Philadelphia during his historic first visit to the United States was sold for $82,000 at an 30/01/2016
world news 2015: a record-breaking year at auction Auctioneers have had a busy year. Hammers have been brought down around the world to seal the fate of objects which have achieved huge sums. Some 30/12/2015
USA Rocky and Rambo memorabilia fetches over $3 million at auction Memorabilia from Sylvester Stallone films has fetched over three million dollars at a Los Angeles auction. Up for sale were props and costume items 24/12/2015
Switzerland Blue Moon Diamond sells for a new world record at auction The rare and flawless Blue Moon Diamond has sold for $48.4 million to a buyer from Hong Kong, setting a world record for the sale of a gemstone at 12/11/2015
USA Modigliani nude fetches record $170 million at auction A nude painting by Amedeo Modigliani has just fetched a record price of $170.4 million for the Italian artist – and achieved the second highest price 10/11/2015
USA Titanic's last lunch menu to be auctioned More memorabilia from the Titanic is being auctioned. This time it’s the ship’s last lunch menu enjoyed by first class passengers on board the 02/09/2015
Culture news Beatles first recording contract up for auction The first recording contract ever signed by The Beatles is up for auction in New York next month and is expected to sell for upwards of 150, 000 26/08/2015
Culture news Dollar signs shine in Sotheby collection of bills Monetary works by Andy Warhol and Keith Haring are featured in Sotheby's art sale with a financial twist. 15/06/2015
world news Picasso's 'Les Femmes d'Alger' smashes world auction record The most expensive artwork ever has been sold at auction at Christie’s in New York. Picasso’s cubist oil from 1955 “Les Femmes d’Alger” (“Women of 12/05/2015
USA Picasso goes for record $179 m at auction A Picasso oil painting from 1955 has smashed the record for the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction when it went for $179.4 million 12/05/2015
USA Glittering prize: Rare diamond up for auction in New York A rare diamond is set to fetch up to 23 million euros at auction in New York – making it more than a girl’s best friend! Sotheby’s describes the 20/04/2015
USA The "Holy Grail" of guitars to go under the hammer in New York On February 19 Guernsey's in New York City will sell the priceless instrument known as "Black Beauty" 31/01/2015
no comment Tuna sells for 32,000 euros in first Tokyo auction of 2015 The first tuna auction of the year in Tokyo landed a Japanese sushi chain owner the first and most expensive “New Year Tuna” at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish 06/01/2015
Culture news Marilyn Monroe love letters go under the hammer Intimate love letters to and from Marilyn Monroe are going under the hammer in Beverly Hills. In all, more than 200 items are up for sale 01/12/2014
Germany Putin doll expected to fetch thousands at auction How much would you expect to pay for an automated figure of Russian President Vladimir Putin? A ‘Contemporary Musical Automation Portrait’ of the 23/10/2014
France Napoleon extraordinary marriage deed fetches fortune What’s in a name? What’s in a piece of paper? In this case of no ordinary paper, it’s two names, passionate love and an empire. And what a 22/09/2014
China Was €2.67-million painting thrown out with the rubbish? Cleaners inadvertently threw away a painting that had been auctioned for HK$28.8 million (2.67m euros) just days earlier, media reports 10/04/2014
world news Cashing in: the morbid 'business' of Paul Walker's death The death of American actor Paul Walker in a car crash at the weekend provoked many tributes and reactions on social networks, but has also given 04/12/2013
World The art of beating the economic crisis The global art market is worth 43 billion euros annually, according to the European Fine Art Foundation’s latest report. Europe’s share of the 19/04/2013
