A haul of Anglo-Saxon treasure dating back 1,500 years which was found buried on farmland six decades ago is expected to fetch £30,000 at auction. The ancient items – which shed light on life in medieval England – were hailed as one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century when they were … Read more
Gwyneth Paltrow revealed Friday that she’ll be auctioning off the silvery Calvin Klein dress that she wore to the 72nd Academy Awards ceremony in 2000. The 47-year-old Oscar winner made the announcement in a video posted to her Instagram. Though she says the dress has ‘sentimental value,’ she had previously lumped it into a blog … Read more
The remarkable heroics of a Spitfire ace who fought in the Battle of Britain and D-Day were revealed as his medals and log books sold for more than £17,000 – more than double what they were expected to fetch. Squadron Leader Arthur Charles Leigh, who was born in London and moved to Cambridge before joining … Read more
The £1MILLION whisky? Bottle of Macallan 1926 Fine and Rare 60 Year Old is tipped to break world record at auction The Macallan 1926 Fine and Rare 60-Year-Old is one of nearly 2,000 bottles belonging to the extremely rare collection of fine whiskys for sale The 4,000 bottle collection was built by a private collector … Read more
Can YOU spot what’s wrong with these bank notes? Collection of £5, £10, and £20 notes printed by the Bank of England that didn’t quite make the grade are tipped to sell for £6,000 at auction A collector’s haul of faulty notes will go on sale at Dix Noonan Webb of London Two of the … Read more
Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in the Italian city of Florence and moved with her family as a baby to the East Midlands in 1821. The Nightingale family was wealthy and well-connected and Florence’s father William Shore had inherited the Lea estate (and with it the right to change his surname) from his uncle, … Read more
Naomi Campbell reveals she wears Elizabeth Taylor’s kaftans she bought in auction around her house amid lockdown and isn’t ‘counting days’ until quarantine ends By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 20:34 BST, 9 April 2020 | Updated: 20:37 BST, 9 April 2020 Naomi Campbell has revealed she is staying glamorous during her time in lockdown … Read more
This twenty IS plenty! New £20 note smashes its estimate and sells for £7,500 in Bank of England charity auction held behind closed doors The JMW Turner note AA01 000010 sells for double its estimate Bank of England charity auction held behind closed doors thanks to coronavirus The note had already reached £7,000 at pre-bidding … Read more
Collectors and investors appear to have flocked to gold coins as a safe haven buy amid stock market turbulence caused by coronavirus, with some at a behind closed doors auction this week selling for triple their estimate. More than 500 lots of coins dating from the Iron Age all the way through to 2008 went … Read more
Rare fully-functional Apple-1 computer – launched by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976 – sells for $458,711 at auction in Boston The Apple-1 machine was the first product sold by the Apple Computer company Once a museum piece, the unit has been restored to full function It was auctioned off with an original Apple-1 Cassette Interface, … Read more