Unique Items
Scottish medical school corpse petition linked to Burke and Hare?
The request for corpses from students at a Scottish medical school dates to 1828
Cretaceous period Triceratops skull to auction with $100,000 minimum bid
The Triceratops skull dates to the end of the Cretaceous period, around 66m years ago
Giant elephant bird egg estimated at $83,000
The enormous elephant bird egg stands at around a foot in height
Five collectibles with fascinating backstories
Each of these five unique collectibles carries a fascinating backstory
Edinburgh neo-classical police box to auction for $33,000 in Glasgow
The police box in Edinburgh's neo-classical New Town can be converted into a cafe
Cult designer NIGO's collection to sell through Sotheby's Hong Kong
Japanese cult designer NIGO will sell items from his personal collection in October
10 of the strangest lots at Christie's Out of the Ordinary sale
The Out of the Ordinary sale at Christie's London on September 3 features a wealth of strange items
Apple employee Sam Sung auctioning uniform and business card for charity
Bidding on items belonging to an Apple employee named Sam Sung stands at $80,000
HNWI 'hobby investing' reaches more than 50% says study
BMO Private Bank says the majority of high net worth Americans invest in their hobbies
Harry Houdini's Water Mystery to make $25,000 at Chicago magic auction?
Harry Houdini's Double Fold Water Mystery will cross the block on August 23
Silver Harrods cigar box estimated to make $169,000 at Christie's
The silver cigar box in the shape of Harrods department store was made following a bet with Selfridges
Here's the next big collectibles trend
India's ultra-high net worth households will treble in number over the next five years, says research
