Eagle-eyed buyer snaps up £30k Dalí painting for £150 at house clearance sale The artwork had previously been offered for sale at Sotheby’s in the 1990s The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025
Salvador Dali painting bought at house clearance sale identified as original The art dealer who purchased the mixed media piece discovered it had been offered for sale at Sotheby’s in the 1990s fully attributed to Dali. Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2025
Salvador Dalí painting bought for £150 at house clearance sale valued at £20-30,000 Unusual illustration, to be sold by Cheffins, was part of surrealist artist’s abandoned Arabian Nights project The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2025
Why it’s not a problem that dinosaurs are sold for millions of dollars – art historian A juvenile dinosaur fossil, Ceratosaurus nasicornis, has sold at Sotheby’s New York for US$30.5 million (£22.7 million). It is part of a recent resurgence of art-market interest in fossils and natural history – palaeontology and geology especially. Indeed, this latest dinosaur sale was part of an auction specifically dedicated to… The Conversation · Jul 21, 2025
All the times Trump has 'wrote a picture' as he denies Epstein birthday card report Trump claimed that he “never wrote a picture in my life,” yet a history of his sketches sold in auctions suggests otherwise Evening Standard · Jul 21, 2025
Watches, Cars, Wine & More: Here’s the Most Expensive Version of Everything The most expensive things in the world come at a high cost but are worth it for some. Look at some of these items that are pricier than anything like them. GOBankingRates · Jul 20, 2025
Largest Martian meteorite fetches over €4.3 million at auction - but young dinosaur steals the show This was the first time such an historical and rare piece was auctioned off. But as popular as the Mars meterorite was, a young dinosaur skeleton triggered a bidding frenzy... Euronews · Jul 17, 2025
Largest Martian meteorite on Earth sold for millions at auction It’s not clear exactly when the meteorite was blasted off the surface of Mars The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025
The largest Mars meteorite on Earth has sold for $5.3 million Sotheby's in New York City auctioned off a giant chunk of Mars found in Africa. It sold for $4.3 million. Space · Jul 16, 2025
Largest known Martian meteorite on Earth sells for $5.3 million at auction The largest known Martian meteorite, NWA 16788, has been sold at auction for $5.3 million. The hefty chunk of the Red Planet, which weighs 54 pounds, could help unravel new secrets about Mars — if it's allowed to be studied. LiveScience · Jul 16, 2025
The largest Mars rock on Earth is up for auction in NYC — it could be yours for $4 million (or more) The largest Mars rock on Earth will soon be auctioned off in NYC, and could sell for at least $2 million. Space · Jul 15, 2025
Sotheby's Paris Hosts Historic Auction: Jane Birkin's Hermès Bag Breaks Records with $10 Million Sale "the designer bag created while sitting on the airplane was sold at auction last thursday by the auction company sotheby's in paris for 10 million dollars (minus fees), going to a parisian collector who owned it for about 25 years." Fashion Times · 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 14, 2025
The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025 Martian rock that crash landed in the Sahara listed to sell for around $2M at auction An 11ft-long dinosaur skeleton will also go on sale for between $4 and $6m, Sotheby’s auction house said
Euronews · Jul 14, 2025 The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is being auctioned off in New York This is the first time such an historical and rare piece is auctioned off. Sotheby’s says the eventual buyer of the items is guaranteed to own a piece of history.
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2025 The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York Sotheby's is putting some rare items up for auction, including what it calls the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth
The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2025 Collectors can fight to pay £7m for a Birkin – but the ‘it’ handbag is no longer cool As prices have ratcheted up, the bag created for Jane Birkin has lost its bohemian edge and its fashion appeal, says senior Guardian fashion writer Lauren Cochrane
BANG Premier · Jul 11, 2025 Jane Birkin's original Hermes bag breaks sale record Jane Birkin's original Hermes bag has been sold for a staggering $10.1 million, making it the most expensive handbag ever sold at auction.
The Conversation · Jul 11, 2025 Johnny Depp’s new film about Modigliani is in danger of downplaying his importance as an artist – an art expert’s verdict In 2018 an oil painting of a nude by the Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani broke a world record when it sold at Sotheby’s for US$157.2 million (£115.2m). It was created in 1917, at a time when Modigliani was unable to sell his pictures for more than a few francs.
Pedestrian.tv · Jul 11, 2025 Who Paid $15 Million For Jane Birkin’s Original Hermès Bag? It broke the record for the most expensive fashion item ever sold in Europe.
The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025 Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag sells for over $10 million at auction The inspiration for the handbag came during a chance encounter between British-born actress and singer Jane Birkin and the artistic director of Hermès on an Air France flight in early 80s
Euronews · Jul 10, 2025 Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag sells for €8 million at auction in Paris Born out of a chance encounter, Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag has surpassed all expectations and sold for €8.6 million in Paris to become the second most valuable fashion item ever bought at an auction.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2025 Jane Birkin’s original Hermès handbag sells for record €8.6m at Paris auction Prototype for bag once owned by British-born singer and actor is most expensive fashion accessory sold at auction in Europe
Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2025 Original Hermes Birkin becomes most valuable handbag ever sold at auction The bag has become a status symbol, carried by celebrities including Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham and Kylie Jenner.