Auction
Germany halts Holocaust artifacts auction amid widespread criticism
“For victims of Nazi persecution and Holocaust survivors, this auction is a cynical and shameless undertaking that leaves them outraged and speechless.” said Christoph Heubner.
German auction sells personal letters, Nazi records, and forced sterilization documents
Hampshire couple's Tudor gold coin hoard dug from garden fetches over £380,000 at Zurich auction
Napoleon brooch captured at Waterloo leads Sotheby's Geneva auction
Golda Meir's letter on Munich massacre to be auctioned for $6,000
Golda Meir's 1972 letter addressing the Munich Massacre, signed and dated just weeks after the tragedy, is set to go up for auction starting at $6,000.
Largest Mars meteorite sells for $5.3 million at Sotheby's auction
The 25-kilogram rock represents about 7% of all Martian material currently on Earth.
Hidden coin hoard stashed in numismatist's walls sells for $3.8 million
The collection was auctioned for approximately 3.8 million dollars, far exceeding pre-auction estimates.
Handwritten 15th-century psalter by Brigittine nuns set for auction
The psalm collection was handwritten and decorated by the nuns of the Brigittine convent Mariënwater in the Netherlands.
Napoleon's saber sells for 4.66 million euros at auction
Commissioned in 1803, the saber was crafted by nicolas-noël boutet and symbolizes his rise to power.
Lincoln's blood-stained gloves sell for $1.52 million at auction to pay off foundation's debt
Foundation auctioned less than 10% of its Lincoln collection to repay a longstanding $8 million loan.
Sotheby’s postpones auction after India’s Culture Ministry demands return of Piprahwa relics
government calls relics 'inalienable religious and cultural heritage' and threatens legal action against auction house.
'Prophetic' letter written aboard the Titanic fetches nearly $400,000 USD at auction
The letter was written by Col. Archibald Gracie days before the tragedy.
Lost 13-page Hernandarias manuscript rescued from New York auction
The manuscript, valued at $20,000, was taken from Paraguay's National Archive and recovered after appearing in a 2013 Manhattan auction.
Pocket watch of Titanic victim Hans Christensen Givard to be auctioned for £50,000
The watch, recovered from his body, stopped in time when the Titanic sank.
Sotheby's to auction oldest known kiddush cup, 'Cup of Joy' from 11th century Khorasan
Estimated at $3-5 million, the silver cup bears blessings in Hebrew and Arabic, reflecting cultural ties in medieval Khorasan.
