A group of works called “the most important Western American Art collection ever to be offered at auction” has been sold for more than $69 million in New York. They were brought together by William I ...

A letter and books owned by Founding Father and the first President of the United States are likely to realise the most at a Sotheby’s sale of significant US historical documents tied to the country’s ...

Archive from one of London’s most famous bookshops will be sold at a major cinema auction in Dallas next month. The Yakob Zentner Collection Hollywood/Entertainment Signature Auction at Heritage ...

The Masquerade treasure hunt was one of the great publishing stories of the late 20th century. Kit Williams’ hare had people hard on its tale, and now it is still a treasured piece of art.

The James gang left a trail of broken safes and bodies in their wake, but a letter for sale with a British collectibles company suggests they may have a more complex legacy. Jesse James, famously shot ...

The museum world has been stunned by the theft of around £80 million-worth of jewellery from the Louvre in Paris. Thieves used power tools and a powered lift to gain access to the museum in broad ...

A $2.4 million price for a $10 dollar coin is a new record for the type. The coin was sold at Heritage Auctions in Dallas on October 2nd. It was one of just two proofs of the 1907 Rolled Edge Indian ...

A 1944 Nazi German Enigma coding machine sold this week for £305,000 in a London auction. Bonhams sold the device in their Science, Technology & Natural History sale that closed with live bidding in ...

A lightsaber used on screen by Darth Vader has set a Star Wars franchise record with a $3.6 million sale at a Los Angeles auction. The price, $2.9 million plus fees and premiums, makes the weapon the ...

An extraordinary piece of one of British history’s most famous warships, Henry VIII’s Mary Rose, is for sale at a British collectibles dealer. The Mary Rose sank during the Battle […] ...

One of the most extraordinary groups of medals in British history has sold for £350,000 at a London auction today, July 24. The “Operation Vulcan posthumous Victoria Cross group of five awarded to ...

With a thrilling finale suitable for the movies, a prop sledge, the legendary Rosebud, from the 1941 movie Citizen Kane has auctioned for $14.7 million including fees. The piece was sold by Heritage ...