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The Editor’s Top 5 stories of 2009

There have been thousands of stories on the website this year – here I highlight my favourites

Posted: 1 January 2010
'Factory' art to net €4m in Amsterdam

The incredible story of how an employer inspired his factory workers using amazing works of art...

Posted: 31 December 2009
Unique item of the week... the stairs from the Eiffel Tower

Sold for a remarkable €105,400, this piece of architectural history led a Paris-themed auction

Posted: 30 December 2009
Mummy's head estimated at $35k

This Egyptian skull will be among the Jurassic and prehistoric sales at Heritage, in January

Posted: 29 December 2009
Ski posters to hit the peaks at Christie's

Classic pieces of early-to-mid 20th century design will auction in London, next month

Posted: 29 December 2009
$55k for the head of a 'griffin'

A fantastic example of a dinosaur skull - a dinosaur which inspired a Greek myth

Posted: 28 December 2009
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) lock of hair (PF73)

A lock of hair from the head of Charles Dickens

Posted: 26 December 2009
Henry VIII (1491-1547) signed document (PF33)

A handwritten letter signed by the King of England dated 1533

Posted: 26 December 2009
Merry Christmas!

Don't forget your free gift from Paul Fraser Collectibles...

Posted: 25 December 2009
Prospecting made simple

Gold nuggets worth up to $45k are going under the hammer

Posted: 25 December 2009
$93k for the goddess of fortune and luck

A 1989 sculpture by the German artist Jörg Immendorff is among 2009's final art sales

Posted: 23 December 2009
George Washington (1731-1799) Potomack Company (PF11)

An incredible accounts document listing the payment of slave labour in the construction of a Canal at Shenandoah Falls

Posted: 23 December 2009
Unique item of week... the $60k pair of Levis

The oldest pair of Levis ever sold were bought by a Japanese collector back in 2005

Posted: 23 December 2009
€124k for a Chinese Emperor's sceptre

Dating from the 18th century, the 48.5cm jade artefact doubled its lower estimate in Paris

Posted: 22 December 2009
For sale: the only Ford GT90 ever made

Ford's 1995 concept car, the only one of its kind in existence, hits the auction block in January

Posted: 22 December 2009
Gold Mary I medal achieves record price

The £276k piece was the top lot at a sale of historical medals

Posted: 22 December 2009
Henry VIII (1491-1547) signed document dated 1534 (PF69)

An incredible signed document dating from July 1 1534

Posted: 22 December 2009
Stolen Auschwitz sign found, and five men arrested

A twisted collector is believed to have had the sign stolen to order

Posted: 22 December 2009
Salvaged from the depths... a 1925 Bugatti Brescia

The Type 22 Roadster has been fished out of Lago Maggiore after 73 years - and now it's up for sale

Posted: 21 December 2009
The historic $29k violin

Dated 1864 from the renowned Italian School, this vintage instrument took centre-stage at Bonhams

Posted: 21 December 2009
The Story of...

The most exclusive club in History

Posted: 21 December 2009
Clear-cut brilliance at $600k glass sale

Over $38k... for a drinking glass? It was among the highlights at Bonhams' auction

Posted: 20 December 2009
Unique item of the week... the Musical Harp Watch

This unusual 1810 Swiss timepiece with pearls and diamonds sold for $86.5k at Christie's

Posted: 18 December 2009
Madonna's personal MTV Award for sale (PT16)

Her 1998 MTV Video Music Award for "Ray of Light". A unique item

Posted: 17 December 2009
€80k Chinese sceptre to sell in France

An 18th century jade antique will be among the Far East artefacts selling at Hôtel Drouot

Posted: 16 December 2009
Caped Crusader swoops in on Heritage Auctions

Batman's first appearance to go under the hammer for a six figure sum

Posted: 16 December 2009
£400k for a clock built during London's Great Fire

Bonhams £2m timepiece auction is set alight by a 17th century architectural long-case clock

Posted: 15 December 2009
$20k Warhol 'Mick Jagger' leads online sale

The Rolling Stone, a Roman carved bust and antique furniture will sell in a pre-Christmas auction

Posted: 14 December 2009
Caligula's brother dominates sale at $700k

A 1st century bust depicting him as a child sold with Emperor Hadrian at Christie's $8.3m sale

Posted: 14 December 2009
Rare Japanese clocks to sell in London

In the 19th century, Japanese timekeeping all but died out... now Bonhams is set to resurrect it

Posted: 14 December 2009
'Most significant' 1941 concept Chrysler for sale

After major success as a show car at Concours d'Elegance, the Thunderbolt will sell in Arizona

Posted: 13 December 2009
The €25k elephant bird's egg

The priciest eggs not made by Fabergé are sold in Paris

Posted: 12 December 2009
$1.5m Tiffany lamp lights-up Decorative Art sale

A trio of Christie's New York auctions this week featured François-Xavier Lalanne and others

Posted: 10 December 2009
Inverted Jenny up for auction

One of the world's rarest stamps is for sale next week

Posted: 10 December 2009
£268k for Audrey Hepburn's iconic wardrobe

Her Givenchy dress worn in How to Steal a Million sold for £60k at a London fashion sale

Posted: 9 December 2009
James Bly's Topical Tips

Antique expert James Bly makes sure your antiques will survive the Festive Period

Posted: 9 December 2009
Robert Burns

An outstanding relic of Scottish heritage, dating from 1796. Last seen in public in 1896: The famous "Burns Bible". Read by Robbie Burns days prior to his death.

Posted: 5 December 2009
$150k bronze elk at Decorative Art sale

The largest single-owner collection ever to auction features François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne

Posted: 4 December 2009
'Rarest and most beautiful' aircraft in the world to sell in Arizona

The only fully-restored 1929 Hamilton Metalplane H-47 in existence will auction with no reserve

Posted: 3 December 2009
19th century artefacts dumped in skip sell for £6.5k

After lying discarded for years, a hoard of native and tribal items has finally gone to auction

Posted: 2 December 2009
Legendary comic 'Hulks out' at auction for $125k

A 'holy grail' of comic books, The Incredible Hulk #1, has been snapped up in Dallas, Texas

Posted: 2 December 2009
Renaissance medal to sell for over £65k

Hollywood actor's rarely seen collection of 2000 medals to go under the hammer

Posted: 2 December 2009
Brighton Rock first edition at auction

Complete with incredibly scarce first edition dust-jacket

Posted: 1 December 2009
Fabulous Fabergé treasured at auction

A Romanov cigarette case has exploded its estimate to sell for £612k

Posted: 1 December 2009
Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson auction

'This furniture represents the finest of British craftsmanship' says UK auctioneer

Posted: 30 November 2009
Zinaida Serebriakova masterpiece at auction

The £1m Nude to feature in 'Russian Week' in London

Posted: 30 November 2009
Silver Jewish prayer instruments sell for £175k

Beautiful pieces from the oldest synagogue in the English speaking world beat estimates

Posted: 28 November 2009
Vast brain-shaped pearl to sell for $400k

Five pound marvel of nature will go under the hammer in Los Angeles

Posted: 27 November 2009
$12k nude photo of Polanski and Tate to auction

An exceptional array of photographs will appear at a sale in New York

Posted: 26 November 2009
$500k goddess Venus for sale

The Roman marble sculpture leads a New York auction of antiquities and ancient jewellery

Posted: 26 November 2009
The Collections of Malcolm Forbes

The cheerful multi-millionaire businessman, philanthropist and enthusiastic collector...

Posted: 26 November 2009
$300k lamp leads Dutch Modernism sale in New York

More than 800 lots of fine 20th Century art and design will go under the hammer in December

Posted: 25 November 2009
King Kong sells for £121k

The model used in the Empire State Building scene of the 1933 classic has been auctioned

Posted: 25 November 2009
£250k life-size Tarquin statue for sale

Massive Greek, Spanish and Middle Eastern sculptures will be auctioning at Bonhams

Posted: 23 November 2009
Second Yves Saint Laurent sale nets €8.9m

At €109k the 'most valuable umbrella stand in the world' was an unlikely highlight at the Paris auction

Posted: 23 November 2009
€35k for the world's most expensive cocktail shaker

The House of Bols' flamboyant drinking accessory is a must for high-end cocktail drinkers

Posted: 22 November 2009
Bronze Churchill head busts estimate to sell for £12k

Bidders battle for the great man's memorabilia

Posted: 20 November 2009
Dreweatts to sell a slice of England

A unique Country House sale commences 26 November

Posted: 20 November 2009
The locket copy of the Inverted Jenny for sale

A unique example of America's most famous stamp comes up for auction

Posted: 19 November 2009
Make a bang with Asprey Guns at Bonhams

Classic Sporting Guns go to auction

Posted: 17 November 2009
Pennsylvania toy auction nets $700k

Japanese toys find new homes in America

Posted: 17 November 2009
$1,750 for single strand of Elvis' hair

Single hair from personal barber smashes auction estimates

Posted: 16 November 2009
Whisky lovers act quick!

Get yourselves down to 22 Queen Street, Edinburgh tomorrow...

Posted: 15 November 2009
T. Rex sells for 'about' $5m

Samson the dinosaur finally finds a home

Posted: 12 November 2009
$64k unseen Chaplin film bought on eBay for $5

A forgotten 1914 gem featuring the silent screen legend was discovered in an old film canister

Posted: 9 November 2009
18th century Chinese parrots soar to £200k

Estimated as low as £800, the two pottery birds sparked a bidding war

Posted: 9 November 2009
16th century maps to sell at Bonhams

A unique collection of 1586 maps of Scilly and Cornwall will go under the hammer in Oxford, UK

Posted: 8 November 2009
$350k Toulouse-Lautrec at the year's best poster sale

The legendary Moulin Rouge artist will sell with Chéret, 'father of the modern poster', in New York

Posted: 6 November 2009
£378k Chinese dragon leads £5m auction

A recession defying roar was made at the sale of Lord Cunliffe's Chinese collection in London

Posted: 6 November 2009
One-off 'Chinese' Ferrari sells for $1.77m

Designed by China's leading artist Lu Hao, the auction celebrated Ferrari's five years in China

Posted: 6 November 2009
£1m Iron Age haul dug up in Scotland

During his first time out with a metal detector, a man has uncovered four 2,000-year-old neckbands

Posted: 5 November 2009
Rare and exotic travel posters for sale

Vintage and modern posters sale have maintained their value during the recession, says Bloomsbury

Posted: 4 November 2009
Two major art sales at Sotheby's

Historic English, continental and Chinese art and unique collectibles are selling in London

Posted: 4 November 2009
Lance Armstrong bikes raise $1.3m

Decorated by Damien Hirst and other artists, funds will go towards Armstrong's cancer charity

Posted: 3 November 2009
£30k board game among Japanese cloisonné gems for sale

It'll appear alongside a £30k cloisonné ox-drawn carriage, the only one of its kind to be sold at auction

Posted: 2 November 2009
Royal memorabilia from Queen Victoria's coachman

His family served the Royals for 80 years, making this a fascinating auction with affordable prices

Posted: 31 October 2009
Checkmate! German chess set brings £11k

Estimates were smashed across the board in a sale of vintage games at Bonhams, yesterday

Posted: 29 October 2009
Steuben's 9.5k pure crystal baseball bat

Unmissable for baseball collectors, a crafted bat for every American and National league team

Posted: 28 October 2009
'Cruellest' Roman Emperor's £250k bust to auction

For sale: a sculpture of one of the worst rulers in the history of the Roman Empire

Posted: 27 October 2009
Fragment of Roman Emperor statue found

Uncovered in Sussex, UK, 45 years ago, the piece is from a rare statue of Nero aged just 14

Posted: 27 October 2009
Bonhams to auction £20k 'Baby House'

Oliver Ford, decorator for the late Queen Mother, designed this elaborate display case's interior

Posted: 23 October 2009
The World's most expensive Union Jack sells for £384k

With bullet holes and a faint smell of gunpowder, this Battle of Trafalgar flag is a record breaker

Posted: 22 October 2009
Huge toy sale in Pennsylvania

1,500 sci-fi/Japanese toys come up for auction, one worth $10k

Posted: 18 October 2009
It's just a small wooden chair...

Yet it's expected to sell for £10-15,000 at auction tomorrow. Why?

Posted: 16 October 2009
Wife suspected of Batman collector's death

A millionaire whose collection included a $43k comic book has been found murdered in his hotel

Posted: 11 October 2009
'Notorious' casino chips sell for $1m

Collectors are cashing in their chips... Old tokens from infamous 20th century casinos can be prized assets

Posted: 7 October 2009
Jurassic skeletons sell for $440k

Bonham's dino auction was a big success, but a $6-8m T. Rex has yet to find a buyer

Posted: 5 October 2009
The return of the House of Faberge

The Russian jewellers famous for producing the Tsar's decorated eggs has relaunched as a luxury brand

Posted: 5 October 2009
Tiger Woods becomes the first $1bn sportsman

His increasing popularity adds to his pay packet... and the value of his memorabilia

Posted: 5 October 2009
The £2m communion cup...

A silver chalice used for hundreds of years has a new appraisal

Posted: 28 September 2009
Vietnamese tree collection is worth $17.64m

'A man was willing to pay $1.2 million for my tree but I didn't want to sell it... how could I find another like it?' says collector

Posted: 15 September 2009
The £20k moany grandmother

Nan exceeds 99p estimate on eBay

Posted: 1 October 2009
$130k Civil War revolvers found in cupboard

'I thought there was only one gun in the box - that's how much I knew,'

Posted: 30 September 2009
Bergman chess pieces bring $143k

An auction of items once owned by the 'autuer' film maker has proven a massive success

Posted: 30 September 2009
Lottery awards £274k for Princess's jewellery

Anglo-Saxon trove is of national importance and 'unparalleled by other historians' discoveries,' say experts

Posted: 29 September 2009
£16k US Declaration of Independence found

A 19th century copy that a college almost binned is discovered and sold in an online auction

Posted: 28 September 2009
Outrage over sale of serial killer's letters

An auction of letters by murderer Harold Shipman is 'raking it up again' for the families, says coroner

Posted: 28 September 2009
Paul McCartney's childhood essay discovered

Aged 10, he beat other competition entrants from all over Liverpool with his essay about the 'lovely young Queen'

Posted: 28 September 2009
Child prodigies let loose on $28m of antique instruments

Canada's classical music stars of the future eagerly await access to historic violins, cellos and other memorabilia

Posted: 25 September 2009
1911 Cornish silver inkwell priced £4-6k

'Newlyn silver is almost unknown... I would love to find out why this piece was made,' says local of the mysterious 1911 piece

Posted: 22 September 2009
Rolls Royce to star at one of UK’s largest country house auctions

£200k sale includes memorabilia and antiques worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, Dutch furniture and continental paintings

Posted: 22 September 2009
The surprising treasures of Dartmouth Town Council

Ceremonial maces, chains and an autograph book signed by a French President worth six figure sums

Posted: 22 September 2009
Maori artefacts to sell for $150k

'Few collections of this quality come on to the market,' says New Zealand museum expert

Posted: 21 September 2009
16th century body armour sells for record $772k

Centuries-old armour vastly exceeds its estimate price in Lucerne, Switzerland

Posted: 18 September 2009
Star Trek 'first ever' Apple Mac worth $1.2k

It was the very first Macintosh computer produced by Apple - and was owned by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry

Posted: 18 September 2009
Yves Saint Laurent's villa to auction at Christie's

This home is a collaboration between two of the great French aesthetes of the 20th century

Posted: 18 September 2009
19th century whale's tooth brings $67k

Carved and decorated tooth was aboard the boat on which Charles Darwin crafted The Origin of the Species

Posted: 17 September 2009
Reclusive ex-schoolteacher's house of wonders

Derbyshire family home was filled with historic pieces

Posted: 16 September 2009
Sheep bought for record £230k...

And it will likely father pedigree lambs worth millions for its new owner, say experts

Posted: 16 September 2009
A global interest in a provincial auction...

Unusual art and militaria antiquities attract worldwide bids

Posted: 15 September 2009
'Pioneering' US collector's legacy could bring $1.5m

This late designer's ideas shaped 'nearly every major event hosted by the upper echelon of society' - and now his private collection is for sale

Posted: 15 September 2009
Cherie Blair spends £0.25m on antiques

The former British prime minister's wife has reportedly developed a taste for Georgian and Regency-era items

Posted: 14 September 2009
Olaf the Mammoth - yours for £100,000

A complete skeleton of the extinct creature is up for auction

Posted: 14 September 2009
US Universities receive words of God

Some of the oldest texts in the world reach California

Posted: 14 September 2009
Beatlemania 2009 continues...

Fans line up for a new video game based on the Beatles and their albums have been re-released

Posted: 11 September 2009
How Galileo viewed the heavens...

The astronomer's $3m telescope returns from a tour

Posted: 11 September 2009
Unique bank note issued in Hong Kong

'Unique, one of its kind' note celebrating bank's 150th year could be a shrewd investment for collectors

Posted: 11 September 2009
Antique violin left on the Vienna subway

Instrument worth €60-100K lost on an underground train - later to be returned

Posted: 10 September 2009
Beatlemania 2009 latest: $7k gadget causes eBay frenzy

A customised Xbox 360 featuring the Beatles is gaining big value - and the auction closes in eight days

Posted: 10 September 2009
Buy Al Capone's 'hideout retreat' for $2.5m

Gangster's 'relaxing and convenient' retreat includes 407 acres, a 37-acre private lake and an eight-car garage

Posted: 10 September 2009
Thieves steal mobile phone - but dump priceless Qur'an pages

'They didn't have a clue what they had got in their hands,' say police after finding pages dumped in bin

Posted: 10 September 2009
Tibetan woman pays $600K... for a dog

...and that's before the vet bills

Posted: 10 September 2009
Does that include Postage and Packing?

The most expensive item ever sold on eBay, bought by a Russian billionaire.

Posted: 9 September 2009
Queen's bloomers in £12m exhibition

Britain's Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection is set to become a major exhibition

Posted: 9 September 2009
The penniless artist... with assets of £6.5m

He only had £12 at the time of his death but his estate has now been valued at £6.5m

Posted: 9 September 2009
Banksy vs Bristol Museum

The exhibition by the provocative, anonymous artist has been a record breaking success with over 350,000 visitors

Posted: 8 September 2009
Derby winner's carousel up for auction

A fairground piece sees the light of day for the first time in years

Posted: 7 September 2009
Entertainment from another world

The market for board and card games from a time when the family played together is surprisingly strong...

Posted: 7 September 2009
Japanese leader records 'hit' single

An unearthed vinyl made by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama could fetch over 35,000 yen at auction

Posted: 7 September 2009
The most expensive piece of Beatles memorabilia ever?

"Here's the famous banned butcher cover. You can sell it for $11m dollars," says a handwritten note by John Lennon

Posted: 7 September 2009
Car driven and designed by a King to sell for £35k

There are few Royal cars of this significance outside the Queen's own collection

Posted: 6 September 2009
Polaroid collection could be worth $11m

Ansel Adams and Andy Warhol will feature in '60 year history of Polaroid instant film' auction

Posted: 6 September 2009
Dinosaur skeleton to auction for $6-8m

For sale: 'Samson' - the bones of the third most complete T. Rex ever discovered will be sold in Las Vegas this week

Posted: 5 September 2009
World's largest whisky bottle is on display

A Scottish village takes a break from miniatures for a day

Posted: 5 September 2009
Expensive meal: $25k for starters

Five figure opening bid for dinner with an ex-Vice Presidential candidate

Posted: 4 September 2009
Hitler etched playing Lenin - in 1909?

Etching which shows Hitler playing Lenin at chess, signed by both, for sale at £40k

Posted: 4 September 2009
Jacko's Rollers roll into storage...

Michael Jacksons now priceless Rolls-Royce's are safely stored away...

Posted: 3 September 2009
Lennon's 'we're more popular than Jesus' interview to sell for over $10k

A signed copy of the magazine which caused a storm of controversy around the Beatles is being auctioned in the US

Posted: 3 September 2009
The $1m comic book

Simple market forces are dictating big prices for rare childhood comic books

Posted: 2 September 2009
Howard Hughes car to sell for $1m-plus record price

'This is one of the world's most unusual cars and I believe it's a great investment opportunity,' says its current owner

Posted: 1 September 2009
Posters selling today for up to £170k

An anonymous collector is putting up a collection of posters from classic films in Reading

Posted: 1 September 2009
Art by a man on the moon

A member of the Apollo 12 team tries to capture the experience on canvas

Posted: 31 August 2009
'Floating sculpture' to sell for up to $400k

Hand-carved goose decoy is going up for auction

Posted: 30 August 2009
Louvre disowns stolen Iraq 'Picasso'

Museum says painting believed stolen from Kuwait in 1990 isn't authentic

Posted: 27 August 2009
Metal detector finds £1.1m

Hugely valuable Viking stash uncovered in Harrogate field

Posted: 27 August 2009
Half a century of bug collecting

Veteran entomologist takes his collection on tour

Posted: 26 August 2009
Previously unknown rare blues record sells for over $10k

Renowned collector John Tefteller wins the ‘rarest and most expensive’ vinyl from legendary Sun label

Posted: 26 August 2009
Rarest automobile signs for sale

Over 1,000 vintage signs, parts and automotive collectibles will feature in Ohio, US auction

Posted: 26 August 2009
Ted Kennedy Memorabilia

With the passing of an American political legend, the desire to hold onto a piece of his life remains

Posted: 26 August 2009
Two headed calf and mummified hand for sale

‘Collection of Curiosities’ auction in Bristol promises many weird and unique items

Posted: 26 August 2009
Aborigines force Sotheby’s to cancel $700k sale

Protestors ‘concerned about representations of their ancestors being sold’ halt sculpture auction

Posted: 25 August 2009
Criminal use of comics is no laughing matter

Pristine comic books used to clean dirty money

Posted: 25 August 2009
Jackson's glove and Thriller costume to appear at O2

Judge gives 'firm approval' for memorabilia tour to begin in London in October

Posted: 25 August 2009
'Spend eternity' with Monroe for $4.6m

Burial vault above the Hollywood starlet's final resting place is auctioned by the previous occupant's widow

Posted: 25 August 2009
‘Cardboard box’ sells for $30k

Deceptive Gavin Turk artwork to be auctioned in NY with Basquiat, Richter and Warhol

Posted: 24 August 2009
'Halloween 2' props to be auctioned

Iconic costumes and props used in the new remake will be sold in California

Posted: 24 August 2009
Pet's bravery recalled

A medal in recognition of animal valour has surfaced on a BBC show

Posted: 24 August 2009
Collecting a cartoon classic

Items relating to a British cartoon with a local setting are becoming widely collectible

Posted: 23 August 2009
$6.5m worth of coins and banknotes sold

Vast amounts of currency changed hands at an event in honour of a sunken ship

Posted: 20 August 2009
Fairfax chairman to sell $1.6m art collection

Sale will include 'two of the earliest formal sculptures made in Australia,' in Melbourne

Posted: 20 August 2009
'Unsung hero of Battle of Britain' for sale

One of the most versatile fighter planes of WWII can be yours for AU$2-4m

Posted: 20 August 2009
€645k wristwatch is the first of its kind

Only 10 of these Patek Philippe watches, 'taking infinite patience and countless hours of work to create,' will be made each year

Posted: 19 August 2009
Captain Slow breaks racing record

Top Gear presenter uses toys for an amazing feat in his new show

Posted: 19 August 2009
Cheating husband’s 40 gifts to wife sold for £286k

Fine diamond jewellery bought by millionaire businessman to cover his infidelities is sold by daughter

Posted: 19 August 2009
Christie's continues its Chinese collectibles success

Over 400 works of Chinese art will appear in a dedicated auction next month

Posted: 19 August 2009
Silver bars worth $1.2m to appear at travelling roadshow

This show travels 300,000 miles and purchases over $15m of collectible items each year

Posted: 19 August 2009
Warhol Jackson painting sells for over $1m in NY

And a 'Jeff Koons sculpture of Jackson could be worth $25m,' following the singer's death

Posted: 19 August 2009
Jaded fan sells first issue of comic book for $39,000

A comic store owner has sold a 1st edition in disgust at the latest storyline

Posted: 14 August 2009
Le Mans Bugatti can be yours for $3.4m...

Snr Ettore Bugatti's personal car is up for auction...

Posted: 13 August 2009
Queen Victoria jewellery at auction

A jewellery lot designed by Queen Victoria to commemorate Mr Brown is to appear at a Scottish auction

Posted: 13 August 2009
The Holy Grail of Michael Jackson memorabilia...

Glove worn by singer when he unveiled his moonwalk will be auctioned in NY

Posted: 13 August 2009
The Top 10 celebrity collectibles

A list of the priciest memorabilia, according to a leading US magazine for high net worth individuals

Posted: 13 August 2009
'World's most influential guitar player and inventor' dies aged 94

'Genius' creator of guitar which sold for $268k at Christies leaves legacy that 'will never be forgotten'

Posted: 13 August 2009
'Rarest' space rock to sell for £90k

It will appear at the UK's largest private space memorabilia auction

Posted: 12 August 2009
Antiques to intrigue all and anyone

Sale of furnishings from all around the world, with a showpiece from a time of opulence

Posted: 10 August 2009
Celebrity classic car collectors

With a need to look good, and the bank balances to achieve it, a number of famous faces invest in cars

Posted: 7 August 2009
Michael Jackson sale

Jackson's estate is set to release a flood of merchandise associated with the star, including some major ventures

Posted: 7 August 2009
Now is the time to buy a Dinky

'Toys are big business and outstripping the stock market,' says expert

Posted: 7 August 2009
Rock 'n' roll collectibles offer 500% appreciation...

These items cherished by rock gods of past decades are big business

Posted: 7 August 2009
Anthropologist’s record of life spent globe-trotting

Museum’s collection to fascinate travel buffs and foodies alike...

Posted: 6 August 2009
Antiques that carried a great whisky

Finely designed iron whisky cask barrows up for auction

Posted: 6 August 2009
Item rejected by TWO New York auction houses sells for $620k

It was left to a small auction house to uncover a story of Hitler, Goering and a 101 year-old undiscovered artefact

Posted: 6 August 2009
Star's private collection under the hammer

Multiple award-winning singer and actress is selling to fund charity

Posted: 6 August 2009
Your chance to own the original Bond books

A Scottish book fair is to sell rare and first edition copies of Ian Fleming's famous novels

Posted: 6 August 2009
Decoys bring genuine fortune

Famous collector's carvings dominate a New England auction

Posted: 5 August 2009
The 'Classic Hoarder' sale

Old news is good news for seller in local auction

Posted: 5 August 2009
A $1m postage stamp...

One of the world's rarest stamps is set to be auctioned on August 7th

Posted: 4 August 2009
A Dali exhibition 'first'

The artist's best and most rarely seen pieces are going on display for the first time in China

Posted: 4 August 2009
Hawaiian posters to be sold at New York auction

Six rare vintage airline-themed posters designed to encourage Hawaiian tourism are up for auction

Posted: 4 August 2009
TIE Fighter sells for £203k

Tinseltown auction also includes a hoverboard, the Holy Grail and the Ten Commandments

Posted: 4 August 2009
Victorian Game Box sells for $8,800

A 19th century English game set sold for $8,800 (£5,330) at auction in Toronto, tripling its estimated price

Posted: 1 August 2009
Guinness merchandise can be collectible

Collecting Guinness merchandise and advertising can be an eye-pleasing way to connect with a piece of Ireland's history

Posted: 31 July 2009
Irish Collectibles

There is a strong market for items relating to Ireland all around the world

Posted: 31 July 2009
'Quirky' film director's art to be displayed

A retrospective of director Tim Burton's artworks will be displayed at New York's Museum of Modern Art

Posted: 31 July 2009
Restaurant's memorabilia collection up for auction

A Missouri restaurant's memorabilia are to be sold, including brewing collectibles and a variety of other items

Posted: 31 July 2009
Texas drug gangster's loot to go under hammer

Convicted drug dealer's belongings will be auctioned with 700 other illegal items seized by the FBI, this Saturday

Posted: 31 July 2009
Unique comedy items at auction

Personal belongings of three world famous comedians are hitting the auction room in August

Posted: 31 July 2009
This hat is worth over $1m

High-level art and fashion are colliding on Australia's catwalks

Posted: 30 July 2009
Bizarre film poster sells for nearly $90k

An unusual piece of Hollywood history and other iconic designs sell in Dallas

Posted: 29 July 2009
Hundreds of collectors to attend PulpFest

Pulp fiction magazines from the 1920s and '30s could fetch up to $40k at this year's convention in the US

Posted: 28 July 2009
Why did a second-hand chair sell for £20k?

...when you could buy it for £10 in a junk shop?

Posted: 28 July 2009
Coffee table book to include space rocks

A publisher is expecting to make thousands with the ultimate expensive coffee table book: it contains space meteorites

Posted: 27 July 2009
For sale: Madonna's sexy phone messages

Erotic phone messages left by the singer for an ex-boyfriend are to appear in an online rock 'n' roll auction

Posted: 27 July 2009
Lennon Beatles jackets, Hendrix contract and a life-sized Arnie to be auctioned online

'Elvis' painted by Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan lyrics will also appear a New York Internet sale

Posted: 27 July 2009
Settee sold for 90 times the estimate...

Estimated at just £80, this famous sofa eventually sold for £7,500 after frantic auction bidding

Posted: 27 July 2009
Dillinger's gun fetches $95k at auction

Public Enemy Number One's Remington pistol fetches double the pre-auction estimate in Dallas

Posted: 26 July 2009
The $1m wine book

It weighs as much as a nine year old child, 25 of the 100 limited editions have already been sold

Posted: 23 July 2009
The surf is very much up...

The first surf board and memorabilia auction took place in 1996, how the market has changed since then...

Posted: 21 July 2009
$68k for rainbow-tinted fossil

Believe it or not, this image hasn't been Photoshopped…

Posted: 17 July 2009
$68k for rainbow-tinted fossil

Believe it or not, this image hasn't been Photoshopped…

Posted: 17 July 2009
One of a kind historic Valentine for sale

A rare card, sent a year before the Battle of Waterloo, is going under the hammer

Posted: 15 July 2009
Spiritual leader and Indian Prime Minister's memorabilia sold for thousands

Key items from India's spiritual and political past auctioned for £17,500

Posted: 15 July 2009
Stolen stamp sold for $430k

This rare stamp was stolen in the 1960s... and then resurfaced 39 years later

Posted: 15 July 2009
Hollywood icon's bathrobe sells for $120k

Six-figure memorabilia sale proves that Gentleman really do prefer Blondes

Posted: 1 July 2009