Christie’s International in London announced sales of $81 million on Thursday, a world record for an auction of Russian art.
The highlight so far of the week-long sales is a translucent pink Faberge egg, previously owned by the Rothschild family. The egg went under the hammer for $18.5 million on Wednesday.
The translucent pink egg with […]

A “spooky” image of a priest executed for treason over the Gunpowder Plot has appeared on a 17th century book thought to be bound in his skin, it is claimed.
Auctioneers said the face of Father Henry Garnet could be seen peering from the cover of the “rare and macabre” book about the Jesuit priest’s death.
The […]

Chilcotts, the fine art and antiques auctioneers and valuerst, is to open a second saleroom in Honiton, it was announced on Monday.
Chilcotts will run the Silver Street saleroom in conjunction with Stags, a leading West Country firm of estate agents, valuers and estate managers.
“Since we established Chilcotts just over three years ago, it became obvious […]

A one-of-a-kind piece of baseballhistory could set a new standard for values of the sport’s most historicdocuments on Dec. 8, when the rookie-year baseball contract of Hall of FamerChristy Mathewson is sold by Memory Lane Inc., of Tustin, Calif. The companyis considered one of the premier sports collectible auctions houses in thecountry.

Mathewson is considered one […]

African Romance, South Africa’s first wholly black-owned South African diamond manufacturer, auctioned a 3 carat African Romance diamond at the Soccerex Gala Dinner and Merit Awards in Johannesburg on Tuesday, with 15% of the proceeds going to the Gauteng Sports Trust.
The precious gem was snapped up by Andrew Eborn, CEO of London based Octopus TV […]