Marilyn Monroe’s classic Mercedes-Benz, which she drove around Europe in the 1950s, is set to fetch up to $21,5380 at auction. The mint condition 1950 Mercedes-Benz 170 S (W136) was used by the American sex symbol when she stayed in Greece just six years before her death. The current owner discovered the link to the … Read more
Francophiles rejoice: a piece of the iconic Eiffel Tower could soon be yours. On May 21, an original staircase feature of the Eiffel Tower will be up for auction, and history shall be sold to the highest bidder. Completed in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was designed by French civil engineer Gustave Eiffel Only intended to … Read more
He’s been gone for 30 years, but he’s still hitting it out of the park. Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle, who died in 1995, is ranked first when it comes to the value of memorabilia sold over the last 50 years at Heritage Auctions, with a staggering $162,241,529.64 in earnings. Mantle items included 16,319 lots of … Read more
A medal awarded at the first modern Olympic Games smashed auction estimates, selling for about four times its expected price at a Danish auction house on March 1. The silver medal from the 1896 Athens Olympics was hammered down for $179,920 excluding buyer’s premium at Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers’ online sale. The piece had been … Read more
An ultra-rare Pokemon card that cost $2.70 in 1999 is expected to sell for a whopping $54k at auction. The 1st edition Shadowless Base Set Charizard card is known as the “holy grail” to collectors and enthusiasts. The card — described as being in “mint condition” — is going under the hammer in the UK’s … Read more
An iconic Shohei Ohtani home-run ball that was expected to sell for millions this month ended up netting only six figures. The baseball — which Ohtani smacked over the fences at Dodger Stadium during his legendary NLCS Game 4 performance in Los Angeles back in October — landed a mere $292,800 when bidding closed on … Read more
A penny saved could be $800,000 earned. After pennies were discontinued in November, the last 1-cent coins minted suddenly became worth a fortune. A haul of these special pennies reportedly went for an eye-popping $16.76 million at a special auction in California held on behalf of the US Mint. The sale marked the “highest value … Read more
A rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman and also was once stolen from the home of actor Nicolas Cage has been sold for a record $15 million. The private deal for “Action Comics No. 1” was announced Friday. It eclipses the previous record price for a comic book, set … Read more
Provocateur Logan Paul, who rose to fame through divisive appearances on YouTube and in the WWE, announced his plans to auction off a pristine Pokémon card he originally bought for $5.3 million in 2022 — as he touted investing in collectibles over the stock market. Paul, 30, appeared in a segment on Fox Business’ “The … Read more
The famous green and yellow elf costume donned by Will Ferrell in the holiday film “Elf” sold for over $319,000 at an auction just outside of London on Friday, alongside a swath of other props from hit movies. Propstore, an auction house based in Hertfordshire, England, featured the iconic Christmas suit donated by “Elf” producer … Read more
Purple reign. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ most famous “election night look” is about to go under the hammer — and no, it’s not a ballgown. It’s the violet-colored maternity coat she wore while eight months pregnant, as her husband was announced as the next American president on Nov. 8, 1960. The purple wool coat that crowned … Read more
One man’s garage junk is now an art historian’s treasure. A dusty painting sitting under a garage workbench just traded places — straight into the Renaissance big leagues with a price tag fit for a Medici. Without a clue of its origins, the Oxfordshire local who snagged the priceless artwork years ago unknowingly owned a … Read more
BOSTON — The information needed to decipher the last remaining unsolved secret message embedded within a sculpture at CIA headquarters in Virginia sold at auction for nearly $1 million, the auction house announced Friday. The winner will get a private meeting with the 80-year-old artist to go over the codes and charts in hopes of … Read more
NEW YORK — A 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo of her asleep in a bed could make history Thursday when it goes on sale by Sotheby’s in New York. With an estimated price of $40 million to $60 million, “El sueño (La cama)” – in English, “The Dream (The Bed)” — may surpass the top price … Read more
A recovered Gustav Klimt painting made history this past Thursday night at Sotheby’s when it became the most expensive piece of modern art to ever be sold at auction. The Vienna-born artist came to prominence during the early 20th century and is best known for his gold-leaf-laden works “The Kiss,” “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer” and … Read more
This real-life Titanic passenger’s heart did go on — in a century-old love letter. James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster “Titanic” famously revolved around the romance between Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack Dawson and Kate Winslet’s Rose DeWitt Bukater — two fictional characters created by Cameron himself. But now, a never-before-seen letter has revealed that there actually was a … Read more
This is a real catch. Yogi Berra’s game-worn, signed 1947 New York Yankees rookie jersey is on the auction block — and could fetch up to $1 million. The sale of the one-of-a-kind pinstriped piece of baseball history — which was rescued from the Boys & Girls Club in East Harlem — ain’t over until Nov. … Read more
One of the most important private collections of iconic TV show costumes has achieved $3.2m (£2.4m) in sales. The highlight of Dr. Stewart Berkowitz’s legendary collection saw the original Adam West “Batman” and Burt Ward “Robin” costume ensembles together fetch a remarkable $575k (£436k). Heritage Auctions offered more than 300 pieces from the New Jersey-based … Read more
He’s got the Midas flush. Art world troll Maurizio Cattelan took the world by storm after his notorious duct-taped banana sold for over $6 million at Sotheby’s last fall. This year, the Italian prankster will likely turn “crap” into gold when his notorious 18-karat, solid gold toilet goes under the hammer next month. Carved out … Read more
“The Bambino” knocked this one out of the park. The first Babe Ruth baseball card fetched an unbelievable $4.026 million at Heritage’s Fall Sports Catalog Auction on Friday. The 1914 Baltimore News Babe Ruth rookie card was issued back when Ruth was a 19-year-old minor league pitcher in Baltimore — and fewer than a dozen are … Read more