Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

THE TRUTH ABOUT: 2 - Caught on Camera

A happy circumstance: Bob Ross paintings sell for more than $600K to help public TV stations

Three paintings from public television legend Bob Ross have sold for over $600,000 at auction

The Independent UK

Paul Walker's Evo and Other Iconic Movie Cars Are Heading to Auction

Later this month, Bonhams will host an online auction featuring 50 original film and TV vehicles alongside 19 pieces of movie memorabilia—all offered at no reserve. The cars and memorabilia in question come from the Movie Cars Central Museum located just outside of Paris and operated by Franck Galiègue—so you…

Motor1

Gene Hackman's posessions being auctioned off

Some of Gene Hackman's possessions - including three of his Golden Globes trophies - are going under the hammer during an auction by Bonhams in November.

BANG Premier

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

This Is the Coolest Ferrari You've Never Heard Of

Back in the 1980s, if you wanted a hotter Ferrari, you went to German tuner Koenig Specials. The company building potent versions of European luxury cars, including Ferraris, creating the rare Ferrari 512 BBi Koenig. The company made fewer than 30 of them, and this is your chance to own one of the unique cars.

Motor1

Gene Hackman's Art, Awards, and Legacy Go Under the Hammer at Bonhams

Bonhams will auction Gene Hackman's art and memorabilia in New York this November, featuring works by Milton Avery, Auguste Rodin, and Richard Diebenkorn, as well as his Golden Globes and personal artworks.

International Business Times UK

IWC Schaffhausen watch worn by Toto Wolff set for charity auction with six-figure estimate

IWC Schaffhausen’s Big Pilot’s Watch Shock Absorber XPL worn and shock-tested by Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, will be auctioned online by Bonhams

Motorsport

Bob Ross artwork to be auctioned off to support PBS after Trump cuts took $1 billion from agency

The paintings set to be auctioned have an estimated value between $850,000 and $1.4 million

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations

The Independent UK

Michael Schumacher’s 2000 Hungarian GP race suit sells for €95,650 at auction

Michael Schumacher’s race-worn Ferrari overalls from the 2000 Hungarian Grand Prix sold for €95,650 in a Bonhams Cars auction

Motorsport

“I said, ‘If you don't want it, I'll have it,’ very calmly, trying to control myself. It's the best Strat I've ever had”: Gary Moore's iconic 1961 Strat is up for sale – alongside his ‘Still Got the Blues’ ’59 Gibson Les Paul

The Gary Moore Collection: The Final Encore kicks off in November and is the last of a series of sales of Moore’s collection that have taken place at Bonhams

Guitar World

'The Mona Lisa of Pop': David Bowie’s ‘Aladdin Sane’ artwork set to break auction record

The original artwork for David Bowie’s 'Aladdin Sane' could become most expensive album art ever sold at auction. The image shot by photographer Brian Duffy is estimated to fetch up to €344,000 when it goes under the hammer next month.

Euronews

David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane artwork could fetch record sum at auction

Image described as the ‘Mona Lisa of Pop’ will be auctioned along with a number of other Bowie-related items next month

The Independent UK

David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane could become most expensive album art ever sold

Original image shot by Brian Duffy estimated to fetch £300,000 when it goes under the hammer in October

The Guardian - UK

6 Most Expensive Classic Cars Ever Auctioned

These classic vehicles represent the very top tier, each sold for tens of millions according to records tracked by auction houses and major news outlets.

GOBankingRates

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Euronews

Downton Abbey fans can own a piece of the drama in major charity auction

From Lady Mary’s wedding dress to the Granthams’ vintage car, iconic items from Downton Abbey are going under the hammer. All for a good cause.

The Independent UK

Downton Abbey props and costumes go on display ahead of auction

A wedding dress and a car are among the significant lots going under the hammer.

The Guardian - UK

Downton Abbey costumes and memorabilia for sale in charity auction

Lady Mary Crawley’s wedding dress and the Granthams’ family car, a 1925 Sunbeam Saloon, are among the lots

Evening Standard

Servants’ bells and car from Downton Abbey among props and costumes at auction

Fans will be able to buy a dress worn by Maggie Smith, a signed script and other memorabilia from the period drama.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Motor1

This Ex-Senna V-10 Is for Sale—Some Assembly Required

Next month is your chance to own a piece of Formula 1 history that shouldn’t exist. Bonhams is auctioning off the last V-10 engine Ayrton Senna ever raced, powering the McLaren Honda MP4/5B, and it comes disassembled in a stunning display case.

The Independent UK

Only known oil portrait Gandhi sat for fetches £152,800 at auction

Final sale widely surpassed original estimate of £50,000 to £70,000

Motor1

The Mazda RX-7 From Tokyo Drift Just Sold for an Absurd Amount of Money

The Fast and Furious franchise has gifted the world some stunning movie cars, and several have rolled across the auction block. The latest to find a new owner is the 1992 Mazda RX-7 FD from 2006’s Tokyo Drift, the third installment, which just sold for a whopping £911,000 (or $1.2…

LiveScience

'Dreadful danger for all mankind': Einstein's powerful anti-war letter goes up for auction

A fiery letter written by Albert Einstein in 1954 is going to auction. The letter details Einstein's thoughts on his part in developing atomic weapons, and hails Mahatma Gandhi as a political genius.

International Business Times

'Hidden Treasure': Rare Gandhi Portrait Up For UK Sale

A rare oil painting of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, which is believed to have been damaged by a Hindu nationalist activist, is to be auctioned in London in July.

Guitar World

“When the Strat wasn't working right during a show, Rory would pick this up”: Rory Gallagher’s back-up ‘Frankenstein’ Strat – gifted to its current owner by U2 – sells at auction for over $50K

The guitar was his guinea pig for pickup tests and stood as his number two when his main Strat needed a reset

Euronews

High buildings, loose morals: Art Deco movement celebrates its centenary

Deriving from a Parisian design fair 100 years ago, "Art Deco" rose up out of the ashes of World War One, bringing confidence, prosperity, very big parties and new, instantly recognisable bold buildings.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.