Marilyn Monroe Letter Appraised at $52,460
At 16, Marilyn Monroe wrote a letter describing her wedding to Jim Dougherty to her foster mother Grace Goddard. The letter was seen at auction on Wednesday and fetched a high price of $52,460.
#5 Strangest Collectible Sold at Auction
ValueMyStuff is counting down the 15 strangest items ever sold at auction.
Hitler paintings given antique price guide of £150k
An antique price guide of £150,000 has been placed on an array of paintings by Adolf Hitler.
Bedford Museum acquires Burges Zodiac Settle valued at £850,000.
The Bedford Museum hase acquired a William Burges furniture piece for a price of £850,000. With funds from many different organizations, the museum was able to buy this piece as the centerpiece for the gallery space in the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery. With depictions of zodiac symbols, this piece has been fondly known as the Zodiac Settle.
Sotheby’s brings to auction important Czech collection valued close to £5 million.
In June Sotheby's will be auctioning an important single collector sale of Czech Modernist paintings, sculpture, and furniture.
Sotheby’s sale achieves $170.5 Million
Last night Sotheby's held their Impressionist and Modern sale in New York with an impressive turn out. the sale was estimated to make around $158 million but surpassed that price climbing to $170.5 million.
Second Boer War medals have antique price guide of £4,000
An antique price guide of £4,000 has been awarded to a collection of medals from the Second Boer War.
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An industry expert has said top quality antiques are still in demand.
Antiques valuation sees Faberge item fetch £3k
It is thought the 19th-century wine taster was made by designer Faberge, typically better known for his iconic eggs.
Military sword fetches £10k at auction in the Cotswolds
People after antique silver may be interested in details of a recent auction.
A High Value Turner Goes to the Getty Museum
Turner's 'Modern Rome – Camp Vaccino' left Britain and will be on display at Los Angeles' Getty Museum. The painting, on long term loan at the National Gallery of Scotland, was sold in July 2010 at Sotheby's to the Getty. The painting was held back in London until February in the hopes that the nation could raise the funds to keep the painting in the country.
Antique ceramic vase 'sells for 1,000 times more than owner expected'
An owner has unexpectedly received £99,808 for an antique ceramic vase at an Irish auction.
eBay listing mistakes made by celebrities
Being a household name tends to make things a little less straight forward when selling items the convention way.
#12 Strangest Collectible Sold At Auction
ValueMyStuff counts down the 15 strangest collectibles sold at auction.
Rare maps to be sold in Washington DC heritage auction
Those with a passion for antique paintings might be interested in details of one auction in the United States.
Bloodstained flag given $5m antiques valuation
An antiques valuation of $5m has been given to a flag.