Unique Items
Unique 1950s hillbilly guitar sells for $22k
A classic Fender Stratocaster with rock 'n' roll provenance went under the hammer in Pennsylvania
Pilgrim's mahogany desk settles at $700k
A desk crafted by a renowned Pilgrim colonist starred at the Sotheby's $15m Americana Week
Winston Churchill's cigar sold for £4.5k
The WW2 leader's half-smoked Cuban brought over ten times its estimate
Strand of Elvis's hair to auction in UK
The thread from The King's head should create a buzz, judging by last year's memorabilia markets
Today in history... Leon Trotsky is exiled
January 31 1929: one of the key figures in the Russian Revolution is forced out of Moscow
Unique Item of the Week... a piece of the Berlin Wall
In 2008, a fragment of the notorious Wall which divided East and West Berlin went to auction
Vivienne Westwood and Twiggy teddies go to auction
Also featuring contributions by Stella McCartney and Joan Collins, the bears are selling for charity
Exhibition honours a real-life 'Indiana Jones'
John Trever's efforts to save the text of the 2,000 year old Dead Sea Scrolls are celebrated in his native state
Charles Dickens's dog collar to bring $6k
An unusual piece of the great author's memorabilia is unleashed at auction
Not too cold to bear - a towering Ice Age bear skeleton sells for £36k
The ancient piece of natural history doubled its estimate in Bonhams' Gentleman's Library sale
Thomas Jefferson leads rare pens sale, priced $24k
Presidential and African themed pens will star at Bonham's fascinating pen auction in LA
$33k dinosaur leg leaves its mark at Natural History auction
An ancient and massive Triceratops limb has roared past its estimate in Dallas, Texas
