London Underground history: Rare draft version of Harry Beck's iconic Tube map being auctioned for £100,000 One of the most influential designs of the 20th century will be sold at Christie’s next month Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2025
UK seizes Jurassic dinosaur fossils worth £12m from Chinese money-laundering suspect Dinosaur skeletons were bought last year at Christie’s Jurassic Icons auction for £12.4m The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025
“A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a piece of history”: Jim Irsay’s billion-dollar guitar collection is going to auction, with legendary instruments from Kurt Cobain, Eric Clapton and David Gilmour up for grabs With a wealth of record-breaking guitars among the collection, it promises to be the biggest guitar auction event of all time Guitar World · Oct 30, 2025
Venice painting by Canaletto could exceed £22.5 million at auction The painting has been ‘hidden away in a very private collection’ for 20 years. Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025
Jeff Bezos’ Billion-Dollar Life: A Look at His Most Expensive Investments in Art Billionaire Jeff Bezos has used his wealth to adorn his walls with museum-quality art. Here are three seriously expensive pieces he is rumored to own. GOBankingRates · Oct 15, 2025
5 Most Expensive Items Ever Sold at Auction In the Last Decade From rare art to luxury cars, discover the 5 most expensive items sold at auction in the last decade—and what made them worth millions. GOBankingRates · Oct 13, 2025
That’s me in the £45m Hockney! The man in the masterpiece relives sitting for David back in the heady LA party days It was a landmark moment in queer art, painted when homosexuality was illegal in California. As this famous painting of Christopher Isherwood and Don Backardy goes under the hammer, the surviving sitter looks back The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025
More than 60,000 cancer patients in England ‘not getting necessary radiotherapy’ Exclusive: Analysis of NHS data by Radiotherapy UK also shows some patients face waits of up to six months The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2025
Russian Emperor’s lavish gift for mother could sell for more than £20 million 'One of the finest' Faberge eggs ever created to go on auction at Christie’s in London The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025
Faberge egg estimated to sell for more than £20million at London auction The Winter Egg was commissioned by Emperor Nicholas II in 1913 as an Easter gift to his mother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2025
Russian Emperor’s ‘Winter egg’ gift to mother set to sell for more than £20 million The Winter Egg was commissioned by Emperor Nicholas II in 1913 as an Easter gift to his mother The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025
Lucian Freud self-portrait could sell for up to £12 million Christie’s will offer three major works in its 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on October 15. Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2025
Muhammad Ali’s unsigned draft card, a piece of Vietnam-era history, goes up for sale Muhammad Ali’s refused to sign his military draft card The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025
Lies, private jets and a missing $86m: Inigo Philbrick’s art world swindle Convicted fraudster expresses regret in a two-part BBC documentary but also asks ‘what about all the good deals?’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2025
Guitar World · Aug 15, 2025 “It’s crazy that White Pony was 25 years old this year, even crazier that one of our fans owns one of the ESPs used to record it”: Stephen Carpenter’s ESP Horizon Custom from Deftones’ Back to School video has been valued at $55,000 The S-style – which was used on Around the Fur – has been verified by Carpenter himself
The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2025 Chris Ofili painting Blossom expected to fetch up to £1.5m at auction Work featuring Turner prize winner’s signature use of elephant dung to be auctioned for first time in October
Guitar World · Aug 1, 2025 Met Museum refutes that former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor ever owned the ’59 Les Paul he claims was stolen from him – and now appears in a new exhibit Taylor's representatives are requesting that the museum make the guitar available for inspection – while the museum asserts that it was Keith Richards who held onto the guitar until 1971
GOBankingRates · Jul 15, 2025 15 of the Most Expensive Things in the World From billion-dollar yachts to diamond watches and rare art, explore 15 of the most expensive things ever purchased by the world’s wealthiest people
Bored Panda · Jul 14, 2025 40 Collector’s Items So Rare, They’re Practically Priceless Want to know which rare item is worth over $450 million today?
Bored Panda · Jul 8, 2025 “Sold For An Astonishing $450.3 Million”: 40 Highest-Value Collectible Items Want to know which rare item is worth over $450 million today?
Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025 Chef and culinary artist Imogen Kwok on getting creative in her 'old-school' Notting Hill kitchen Her edible creations dazzle the worlds of art and fashion alike — here, the food visionary takes us behind the scenes at her quirky duplex in Notting Hill
Euronews · Jul 2, 2025 Canaletto's Venice masterpiece sets new auction record with €37.8m sale at Christie's London The 18th-century masterpiece captures Venice in full splendour on Ascension Day, with the Doge’s golden barge - the Bucintoro - at its centre.
Guitar World · Jun 24, 2025 Jeff Beck’s iconic Oxblood Les Paul made history as the most expensive LP to sell at auction – now it’s been revived as an Epiphone signature model The legendary 1954 LP starred alongside Beck for much of his career and sold for more than $1 million at auction. Now, Epiphone has launched a $1,200 replica
Euronews · Jun 11, 2025 Influential German 'nail artist' Günther Uecker dies aged 95 A leading voice in German post-war art, Uecker's work turned acts of destruction into powerful symbols of peace and reflection.
Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025 Five Turner works to be auctioned on 250th anniversary of painter’s birth A watercolour titled Lake Brienz, With The Setting Moon, is estimated to fetch between £600,000 and £800,000.