Those seeking antique gifts might be interested in details of one Los Angeles auction.

One unique item has achieved a high value after going under the hammer.

Lena Horne's items included a sequinned cardigan.

An antique price guide of £300,000 has been given to a bronze Roman helmet.

Yesterday in Oxford, Bonhams sold a rare leather bound book containing the signatures of 107 WWII soldiers which sold for an impressive total of £33,600.

On May 28th, Christie's will hold their Asian 20th Century and Contemporary art sale in Hong Kong. The Zeng Fanzhi lot, The Leopard will be sold for charity with all proceeds going to The Nature Conservatory. All commissions will be waved for this lot.

Antique valuations could come in the form of valuable book editions.

A coffin that once contained Lee Harvey Oswald has been given an antiques valuation ahead of auction.

The biggest seller went for £8,400.

On April 4th, Morton and Eden sold a classic coin from 723AD for £3.1 million to an unknown European collector.

Eddie Cochrane features on one of the posters.

The item has sold for more than £409,000.

Notes written by poet Oscar Wilde have fetched more than triple the amount of their antique price guide.

On April 12th, Sotheby's will hold an auction of Russian Paintings in New York. The centerpiece for the sale is a donated painting of Petr Tetrovich Vereshchagin of a View of St. Petersburg given by Mikhail Baryshnikov. All proceeds from this painting will go to the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City.

Late millionaire Malcolm Forbes' toy collection sold for $2.3 million in New York.

An antiques valuation of up to £2 million has been placed on a 14th century manuscript.

Anyone looking to value their finest antique furniture or paintings might be interested in details of one recent auction in Gloucestershire.

William Shatner has given a selection of items to a Star Trek auction scheduled for June.