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A major sale in Dallas this month brings together contrasting American stories: the gangster, Meyer Lansky, the Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, a...

Who are the most popular US comic superheroes?  Without going off too far into a discussion of what popularity means we’re going to use a nice easy...

As Ireland, people of Irish descent, friends of the country and - if we’re honest - lots of people who like a party celebrate St Patrick’s Day, her...

Have you just bought an autograph?  I couldn’t be happier for you.  And if you bought it from me I’m happy for me too!  Everyone’s a winner when a ...

A single bottle of whisky for $170,000? A unique distillation that you’ll need $80,000 to sample? Welcome to the world of high-end whisky, which wi...

We can never know for sure what the most valuable museum exhibits in the world are. So many of them are not for sale, and many have never been sold...

How many of these great museums have you visited?  I’ve been to three. My colleague, four.  The domed Reading Room at the British Museum is one of...

Can you afford a Picasso?  What a question.  You're probably imagining how much you would have to win on a lottery or which assets you'd have to li...

Not many chess players make it into the realm of celebrity. Perhaps Magnus Carlsen can now be named in that exclusive set after he auctioned a pair...

Who’s the most famous person in world history?  Now, I’m a western born and educated British man, so I go to things that are familiar to me.  Jesus...

Rock collector’s only want one thing.  Guitars.  Well two.  Guitars and stars. Guitars owned and played by rock stars are the pre-emminent musical ...

One of the great pluses of coins for collectors is that they last.  Really last.  Coin collections are going to be going strong long after even the...