Auction

Haifa court stops auction of yellow star, Holocaust-era documents

Yad Ezer La-Haver operates the Holocaust Museum in Haifa and manages the shelter that provides lodging and food for tens of Holocaust survivors.

The Holocaust-era items sold at the auction.
A life-preserver of Laura Mabel Francatelli, a survivor of the Titanic disaster is displayed before the auction of Maritime Models and Maritime Pictures at Christie's Auction House in West London, 16 May 2007.

Titanic survivor’s signed life jacket sells for over $900,000

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A rare first edition copy of a Superman comic, forgotten for many years in an attic, sold for more than $9 million at a Texas auction house, making it reportedly the most expensive comic ever sold.

Forgotten treasure: First-edition Superman comic fetches millions at auction after attic discovery


Controversial duct-taped banana artwork sells for $6.24 M; crypto-rich buyer plans to eat it

The piece first gained attention when it was presented at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2019, where it was originally priced at $120,000.

 Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian”.

Gold watch given to Titanic hero sells for record £1.56 million

The 18-carat Tiffany & Co. watch was presented to Rostron by three women survivors, including Madeleine Astor, in gratitude for his bravery in rescuing survivors after the Titanic sank in 1912.

 Interior of the Titanic on Nelson, a Titanic-themed pub and restaurant decked out to resemble the famous ocean liner.

The Lamp of Prince Sarghitmish: record set for most expensive glass piece ever auctioned

 The Lamp of Prince Sarghitmish.

Volcano, a 22-meter Apatosaurus skeleton, sold for €6 million at French auction

Anonymous buyer plans to donate the skeleton to a museum, says auction house.

 An Apatosaurus skeleton.

Bust used to hold open a shed door to be auctioned for £2.5 million

In 1998 that the bust was rediscovered in a warehouse at the Balintore industrial estate.

 Cawdor Castle near Inverness, Scotland.

Rare slice of Queen Elizabeth II's wedding cake sold at auction for £2,200

The cake was found under a bed with a letter from the queen 77 years after her wedding day.

 Elizabeth II wedding cake at Bermondsey Biscuit Museum.

Recovered ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' up for auction

Only four pairs of the iconic shoes remain, with bids exceeding $812,500 ahead of the December 7 auction.

 The Wizard of Oz (1939).

Steve Jobs personal items and rare memorabilia offered at historic auction

Rare items of Apple founder, Steve Jobs, including his personal belongings, up for auction in "Steve Jobs and the Apple Revolution" sale. Items expected to fetch high prices.

 Polaroid photo of Steve Jobs for sale

Jerusalem remembers: Art by Hamas hostages and October 7 victims sold at memorial fair

The art up for sale was created by victims of the attacks, family members of those killed, and the hostages themselves.

Jerusalem remembers: Art by Hamas hostages and October 7 victims sold at memorial fair

Israeli painting sold for nearly NIS 1,000,000

Phoenix Group sells two paintings from its private collection at Christie's New York for approximately NIS 1.5 million.