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This 'Star Wars' auction could put Han Solo's blaster or Chewbacca's bowcaster in your hands

September's "Legends: Hollywood & Royalty" auction features many priceless "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" props.

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Princess Diana’s iconic red gown from 1991 movie premiere is going up for auction

The late royal wore gown to the premiere of ‘Hot Shots!’

The Independent UK

A battered guitar which Nirvana's Kurt Cobain gifted to his friend Mark Lanegan sells at auction for almost $600,000

Having parted with $596,900, an anonymous bidder is now the proud owner of a guitar once owned by Kurt Cobain

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Kurt Cobain's broken guitar sells for nearly $600,000

The Nirvana frontman was known for smashing guitars during performances and in the studio. This one includes messages to his old friend, Mark Lanegan of the Screaming Trees.

WEKU

Is this the most expensive smashed guitar ever sold? Kurt Cobain’s stage-smashed Fender Stratocaster sells at auction for $600,000 – 10 times its initial estimate

The instrument, signed by all three members of Nirvana, er, smashed expectations in the recent sale

Guitar World

A Kurt Cobain stage-smashed Fender Stratocaster is going up for auction

Signed by all three members of Nirvana, the Strat also features a note from Cobain addressed to the Screaming Trees' Mark Lanegan

Guitar World

Princess Diana’s dresses to be auctioned for up to £320k in Los Angeles

The gowns were designed by Bruce Oldfield and Catherine Walker

The Independent UK

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Dresses owned by Diana, Princess of Wales to be auctioned in Los Angeles

Julien’s Auctions will be auctioning three of the princess’s gowns as part of its Hollywood Legends collection this summer.

The Independent UK

John Travolta’s Saturday Night Fever suit up for sale – with ‘authentic’ sweat marks

One of two identical white three-pieces worn by star in 1977 role expected to fetch $250,000

The Guardian - UK

You Should Be Dancing: ‘Saturday Night Fever’ Suit up for Sale

If you've ever fancied yourself as a disco legend -- and, let's be honest, who hasn't? -- this could be your chance, as John Travolta's "Saturday Night Fever" suit goes up for auction. The most famous three pieces of polyester in movie history are going under the hammer in California…

Asharq Al-Awsat

John Travolta's famous Saturday Night Fever white suit up for auction

Three-piece outfit from Saturday Night Fever to go under the hammer - and expected to raise up to $200,000 (£161,000)

Wales Online

This vintage Apple hardware auction is the stuff of dreams

A healthy dose of nostalgia, anyone?

Creative Bloq

Band sells Banksy’s Grim Reaper piece after 13 years as ‘people need to see it’

Bristol artist had given it to them after asking the group to change their name from Exit Through Gift Shop, which was the same as his Oscar-nominated documentary

Bristol Post

Band sell Banksy’s Grim Reaper piece after 13 years as ‘people need to see it’

Singer Natalie Zalewska said the sale was about preserving the artwork as a ‘piece of history’.

The Independent UK

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An original model of E.T. is sold at auction for $2.56 million

The original mechatronic model of the alien from Steven Spielberg's 1982 classic E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial headlined a weekend auction of Hollywood artifacts.

Evening Standard

Get-well card to Marilyn Monroe from estranged father part of auction

Almost 200 items from the Hollywood star’s life and career will go under the hammer next month in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.

The Independent UK

Get-well card to Marilyn Monroe from estranged father forms part of US auction

Almost 200 items from the Hollywood star’s life and career will go under the hammer next month in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.

The Independent UK

Five hundred Sir Ringo Starr ‘Peace and Love’ statues to be sold for charity

The gesture is the former Beatles drummer’s signature greeting and symbolises his message of ‘positivity and light’ to the world.

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Steve Jobs' worn-out Birkenstocks sell for $218,000 at auction

Steve Jobs wore the Birkenstocks during the early days of Apple in the 1970s and '80s. It's a record price for a pair of sandals.

The Independent UK

1970s sandals worn by Steve Jobs auctioned for $218K

The California house where Steve Jobs co-founded Apple is a historical site, and now the sandals he wore while pacing its floors have been sold for nearly $220,000

Benzinga

Walk A Mile In Apple Founder Steve Jobs' Shoes, Literally: How You Can Make This Happen

There’s an old saying about being able to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. Many people have likely thought this, especially if those shoes were used by Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs. The winner of an auction could make this a reality.

The Independent UK

Equipment from Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts to go under the hammer in US

The concerts took place in September, one at London’s Wembley stadium and the second at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.

Wales Online

John Lennon's signature round glasses set to be sold at auction

Also on sale will be a guitar played and smashed by Kurt Cobain and an Amy Winehouse hair topper

The Independent UK

John Lennon’s glasses and Kurt Cobain guitar to headline blockbuster US auction

Over 1,500 instruments and artefacts owned and used by some of the world’s most famous artists will go under the hammer during the sale next week.

The Independent UK

Items belonging to Whitesnake guitarist Steve Vai to fetch thousands at auction

Instruments and memorabilia from the musician, who collaborated with fictional British band Spinal Tap, are due to be auctioned on November 12.

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