29 m. ago Last U.S. cents sold at auction for a sum of $16.76 million were worth a pretty penny

Auction bidders spent top dollar for some of the final pennies to be circulated in the U.S. before the government ended the cent’s production

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5 d. ago The painting that introduced 'Star Wars' to the world fetches $3.9M at auction

The painting that introduced the movie “Star Wars” to the world nearly 50 years ago sold at auction for $3.875 million

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6 d. ago Inside a derelict Camden mews house just sold at auction for £976,000

Photos of 75 Camden Mews show piles of rubbish, collapsed ceilings and a house not suitable for human habitation

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6 d. ago Brits urged to look out for £127,000 rare coin that could let them 'retire today'

A coin collector on TikTok has shared a penny with his followers that sold for thousands in auction.

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6 d. ago Derelict Camden mews house to go to auction today for £925,000

Photos of 75 Camden Mews show piles of rubbish, collapsed ceilings and a house not suitable for human habitation — and yet it is going to auction with a guide price of £925,000

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6 d. ago Brits could 'retire today' if they find penny coin worth £127,000

A TikTok expert has shared details of the extremely rare penny that sold for £127,000 at auction

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2 w. ago Safe that failed to protect Pamela Anderson sex tape sold at auction – with note inside

A sex tape involving Baywatch beauty Pamela Anderson and rock star Tommy Lee was kept inside a safe, but wasn't enough to stop its leak. Now that safe has been sold at an auction, with a note inside

Events

2 w. ago What £1million buys you in London: inside a derelict, uninhabitable Camden mews house

What £1million buys you in London: inside a derelict, uninhabitable Camden mews house  London Evening Standard

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2 w. ago What £1 million buys you in London: a derelict, uninhabitable Camden mews house

Photos of 75 Camden Mews show piles of rubbish, collapsed ceilings and a house not suitable for human habitation - and yet it is going to auction with a guide price of £925,000

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2 w. ago Derelict house with overgrown garden and caving in ceiling goes on the market... for almost £1million

Photos show rooms inside the two-bed house in plush Camden Mews, north London , stuffed to the ceilings with rubbish.

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2 w. ago Fat Tony is joined by showbiz pals Boy George, Davina McCall and Claire Sweeney as he celebrates his 60th birthday with a star

For once, the popular DJ, real name Tony Marnach, was in front of the decks while raising a glass at upmarket Soho Mews House in London, where he was joined by husband Stavros Agapiou.

Culture

2 w. ago Previously unknown Renoir painting sells for 1.8m euros at Paris auction

The oil painting depicting the artist’s son Jean had never been exhibited or sold before.A previously unknown work by French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting his son Jean sold for €1.8m ($2.08m) at a Paris auction, according to the auction house.The oil painting – L’enfant et ses jouets – Gabrielle et le fils de l’artiste, Jean (The Child and His Toys – Gabrielle and the son’s artist, Jean) – had never been exhibited or sold before. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Rare Superman comic becomes most expensive ever sold at auction after being discovered in an attic

It's a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a very expensive comic book that is now worth a record-breaking $9.12m

Politics

3 w. ago Titanic passenger’s pocket watch sold for record £1.78m at auction

The 18-carat Jules Jurgensen gold watch belonged to Isidor Straus, who along with his wife lost his life when ship sankA gold pocket watch that belonged to a man who died onboard the Titanic when it sank has sold for a record sum.The watch, which belonged to 67-year-old Isidor Straus, went for £1.78m at auction, the highest amount ever paid for Titanic memorabilia. He was given the watch – an engraved 18-carat Jules Jurgensen – as a gift on his 43rd birthday in 1888. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Info to decipher secret message in Kryptos sculpture at CIA headquarters sells for close to $1M

The information needed to decipher a secret message in a sculpture at CIA headquarters has sold at auction for nearly $1 million

Politics

3 w. ago Watch the moment a Gustav Klimt painting sells for record amount at auction

A Gustav Klimt painting has become the most expensive piece of modern art ever after it was sold at auction.

Politics

3 w. ago The 13 most expensive artworks sold at auction, as Gustav Klimt fetches over $200 million

The fiercely fought auction was completed after a 20-minute bidding war amongst six different bidders

Economics

3 w. ago Gustav Klimt painting sells for $236.4 million as the most expensive piece of modern art ever sold at auction

The piece was owned by beauty tycoon Leonard Lauder who died in June and was son and heir to Estee Lauder.

Economics

3 w. ago Gustav Klimt portrait sells for $236.4m, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction

Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, which was looted by the Nazis and nearly destroyed in a fire during the second world war, sells at Sotheby’s auctionA painting by Gustav Klimt has sold for a record-breaking $236.4m (£179.7m, A$364m) with fees, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction and the most expensive work of modern art sold at auction.The six-foot-tall painting, titled Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, was painted by the Austrian painter between 1914 and 1916 and shows Lederer, a young heiress and daughter of Klimt’s patrons, draped in a Chinese robe. Continue reading...

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