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World's Oldest Hebrew Bible Could Fetch $50 Million at Auction
The Codex Sassoon, a Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old, could end up the most valuable historical document ever auctioned.
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Princess Diana Dress Sells at Auction for Over $600k
The Princess of Wales first auctioned the dress, along with several others from her personal collection, in June 1997.
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Aaron Judge's 62nd Home Run Ball Sells for $1.5 Million at Auction
The ball New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit for his American League-record 62nd home run at Arlington’s Globe Life Field has sold for $1.5 million at auction.
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Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen's Art Collection Sells for Record $1.6 Billion
Works by artists including Cézanne, Seurat, and van Gogh sold for a record-breaking $1.6 billion
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T Rex Skull Unearthed in South Dakota Expects to Fetch Over $15 Million at Auction
A Tyrannosaurus rex skull is expected to sell for $15 million or more at auction in New York next month.
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Couple Finds Rare Coins Worth Over $800,000 While Renovating Their Kitchen Floors
A couple in England had the surprise of a lifetime when they discovered a stash of rare coins underneath the kitchen floorboards during a renovation project.
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Pair of 1880s Levi's Sold for $76,000 at Auction Offer Snapshot of America's Anti-Asian Past
Imprinted on the inside pocket of the jeans is a phrase that was commonly added to products after the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
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Pink Diamond Sells for Record $49.9M at Hong Kong Auction
A pink diamond was sold for $49.9 million in Hong Kong on Friday, setting a world record for the highest price per carat for a diamond sold at auction.
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76 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Skeleton to Be Auctioned in NYC
The fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago will be auctioned in New York this month, Sotheby’s announced Tuesday. The Gorgosaurus skeleton will highlight Sotheby’s natural history auction on July 28, the auction house said. The Gorgosaurus was an apex carnivore that lived in what is now the western United States…
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Elvis Presley's Childhood Home Is Up For Auction
Presley’s former home is being auctioned by a Chicago-based high-end memorabilia firm called Rockhurst Auctions.
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Sean Connery's ‘James Bond' Aston Martin DB5 Is Up for Auction — and It Could Sell for Nearly $2 Million
The 1964 Aston Martin DB5 personally owned by late actor Sean Connery is hitting the auction block on August 18 and it’s expected to fetch up to $1.8 million.
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A 1955 Mercedes Just Nabbed $143 Million at Auction, Making It the Most Expensive Car Ever Sold
The 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe smashed the previous record for the most expensive car sold at auction by more than $95 million.
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Diego Maradona's 1986 ‘Hand of God' Shirt Sets Auction Record of $9.3M
The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the controversial “Hand of God” goal against England in the 1986 World Cup has sold for 7.1 million pounds ($9.3 million).
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Dinosaur Skeleton That Inspired the ‘Jurassic Park' Velociraptor Up for Auction
With a handful of recorded specimens found and only two skeletons in museum collections, The Raptor being sold by Christie’s is the most complete skeleton of its kind known to exist and the only privately owned specimen.
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Lost for Decades, Dorothy's Dress From ‘Oz' Up for Sale
A blue-and-white dress that Judy Garland wore as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” is up for sale
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Harry Potter Wands, Michael Keaton's Batman Mask Among Hollywood Items in December Auction
If you’ve ever wanted to own a piece of Hollywood history, a December auction may be the time to take your shot.
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Possessions of Pete Frates, Man Behind Ice Bucket Challenge, Up for Auction
Jerseys, baseball bats and other items that belonged to Pete Frates, the former college baseball player whose inspiring fight with Lou Gehrig’s disease helped popularize the ALS ice bucket challenge, are being auctioned. Proceeds from the online auction that runs through Tuesday will benefit the Peter Frates Family Foundation, which assists ALS patients and their families with the cost...
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Original Norman Rockwell Discovered at Mass. American Legion Post Sells for Millions
An original Norman Rockwell painting recently discovered at an aging American Legion Post in Winchendon, Massachusetts, has sold at auction for millions of dollars. The painting, called “Home for Thanksgiving,” sold for $4.3 million, including the buyer’s premium. For years, the painting hung above the main staircase at American Legion Post 193. After some 30 years, a man attending an…
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Picasso Artworks Auctioned for Combined $109M in Las Vegas
Eleven Pablo Picasso artworks have been sold for a combined $109 million in a Las Vegas auction coinciding with the artist’s 140th birthday.
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Rare Coin Made in Colonial Boston Could Fetch $300,000 at Auction
An extraordinarily rare coin with a face value of just pennies when it was minted in mid-17th century New England could sell for the equivalent of about $300,000 when it’s put up for auction in London next month. The silver one shilling coin made in Boston in 1652 — considered the finest example of the roughly 40 such coins known…