Painting on sale at North Carolina thrift store for ‘couple of dollars’ turns out to be original Salvador Dali woodcut print and sells for $1,200 Painting handed to thrift store in North Carolina and put on sale for a few dollars But volunteer thought it could be worth something and took it to an expert … Read more
A prototype of the unreleased ‘Nintendo PlayStation’ console has sold for $360,000 (£273,096) at auction – nearly $1 million less than an earlier rejected offer. The super-rare console, which was sold with a Sony-branded SNES controller and cartridge that enables CD-Rom functionality, was sold by Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auctions on Friday. The collectors’ item … Read more
Chinese vase that once belonged to 18th century Chinese Emperor sells at auction for £3.4m after being found in Paris apartment Vase once owned by Chinese Emperor Qianlong sells for more than £3million Auctioneer Olivier Clair found the object while executing a will in an apartment The gourd was possibly looted during the sack of the … Read more
The former heavyweight boxer who was awarded the George Medal after saving Princess Anne from a gun-toting kidnapper in 1974 has revealed his shock after it sold at auction for £50,000 – more than £30,00 over its estimated value. Ronnie Russell, 72, from Bristol, said he was ‘absolutely blown away’ by the price paid by … Read more
Rolling Stones legend Bill Wyman is putting his collection of memorabilia that spans the five decades he spent with the band up for auction for £3million. The collection of 1,000 items includes guitars, keyboards, amps, awards and outfits the band wore on stage throughout his 50-year career playing bass for the rock ‘n roll legends. … Read more