Unique Items
Female rights activist's $121,000 chairs lead Americana sale
Six historic Chippendale chairs once sat upon by Sara Yorke Stevenson sold at Freeman's, yesterday
$350,000 viola promises sweet music in New York
Musical art works by da Sal� and Baptista are expected to charm bidders at Christie's
Early US tricycle pushes to $31,600
This three-wheeled collectible antique starred among a Century of Historic cycles, last weekend
Rare book donated to Oxfam achieves £37,200
A gift from 'a retired, well-dressed gentleman' outdid its estimate tenfold at auction
Stuffed giraffe's head sells for £4,560
Collectible Taxidermy proved dead successful, auctioning alongside a �20,400 desk in Donnington
'Rarer than a Gutenberg'... a 1782 bible brings $67,500
The first to be printed in the United States, the Robert Aitken bible starred in a Pennsylvania sale
Exceptional 18th century carved ship priced £35,000
This amazing scale model of the French Navy vessel Frigate la Poursuivante auctions in two weeks
'Century of historic cycles' go under the hammer
An 1883 tricycle and other vintage pushbikes will auction in New York state, this week
Dress for Princess Diana's first Royal appearance could bring £50,000
Dubbed her 'take the plunge' dress, the black taffeta will excite collectors at Kerry Taylor Auctions
African lion rug roars to $4,250
Once sprawled on the floor of a former Governor of Texas, this rug made a big growl at auction
Imperial jade stamp seals $12.2m World Record
Sotheby's Hong Kong sold the piece for twice that which was paid for it in 2007
The Strickland Neville Rolfe rare coin Collection heads to auction
An amazingly conserved compilation of Ancient, British and World coins that has been untouched and out of circulation since 1852.
