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.

5th November 1970: Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir (Golda Mabovich, 1898 - 1978) at a London Press Conference.
 Largest Mars meteorite sells for $5.3 million at Sotheby's auction.

Largest Mars meteorite sells for $5.3 million at Sotheby's auction

 Hidden coin hoard stashed in numismatist's walls sells for $3.8 million.

Hidden coin hoard stashed in numismatist's walls sells for $3.8 million

 Handwritten 15th-century psalter by Brigittine nuns set for auction.

Handwritten 15th-century psalter by Brigittine nuns set for auction


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.

 Napoleon Bonaparte's saber sold for 4.66 million euros at Paris auction.

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.

 Lincoln's blood-stained gloves sell for $1.52 million at auction to pay off foundation's debt.

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.

 The Piprahwa Jewels.

'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.

 THE ‘TITANIC,’ 1912, prior to the calamity.

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.

 Lost 13-page Hernandarias manuscript rescued from New York 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.

 Pocket watch of Titanic victim Hans Christensen Givard to be auctioned for £50,000.

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.

 Sotheby's to auction oldest known kiddush cup, 'Cup of Joy' from 11th century Khorasan.

Sotheby’s to auction earliest known kiddush cup

A 1,000-year-old kiddush cup valued at up to $5M will be auctioned by Sotheby’s this fall, marking the oldest known Jewish artifact from the Middle Ages.

 Sotheby's is auctioning what it says is the earliest known kiddush cup.

Priceless Islamic manuscripts to be auctioned at Sotheby's 'Arts of the Islamic World & India' sale

The collection spans over 500 years, showcasing artistic traditions of Islamic dynasties from Spain to Indonesia.

 Priceless Islamic manuscripts to be auctioned at Sotheby's 'Arts of the Islamic World & India' sale.

The Traveller Collection's $100 million coin trove heads to NAC auction

Collector buried coins fearing nazi invasion; collection to be sold in 15 auctions over next four years.

 The Traveller Collection's $100 million coin trove heads to NAC auction.

Rare Chinese Bible donated to Oxfam shop sells for over £56,000 at auction

Initially valued at £600-£800, the rare Bible sold for £56,280, leaving Oxfam staff 'absolutely speechless.'

 Rare Chinese Bible donated to Oxfam shop sells for over £56,000 at auction.