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A bullet, which was used in the same gun that killed John Lennon, is set to head to auction in Newcastle on February 28th. The item belonged to the late Brian Taylor, who worked as a police officer for Northumbria Police. During a visit to New York, he took a group of young individuals who fostered ambitions to become police officers to see the New York Police Department and unexpectedly got caught up in a shooting while riding in a police patrol car. As an apology, they allowed him to visit a museum where they store weapons from high-profile cases...

Former President George H.W. Bush's speedboat has a new owner. The 38-foot "Fidelity V" was auctioned for $435,000 during the George and Barbara Bush Foundation’s 2024 Presidential Salute benefiting the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, and The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, a spokesperson said. The event last week in Houston featured a number of the late president's friends ranging from former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Peyton Manning. The boat’s buyer was anonymous and it’s unclear what will become of the vessel, the spokesperson said. The...

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) — It seems former President George H.W. Bush felt the need for speed in the waters off Maine, where he kept a nearly 1,000 horsepower speedboat. And for the right price, someone else can experience its excitement. The vessel is set to go up for auction on Thursday during the 2024 Presidential Salute auction in Houston, said Hutton Higgins, a spokesperson for the George & Barbara Bush Foundation. Proceeds from selling the 38-foot (11.5-meter) speedboat “Fidelity V” will be used to expand offerings at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum and The Bush School of...

In a concerning development, approximately one-third of the U.S. government’s debt is slated to mature in the next 12 months, posing a potential problem as highlighted by Apollo, one of the world’s largest asset managers. Apollo cautions that as we move into 2024, Treasury auction sizes are projected to be, on average, 23% higher than in 2023.

A bottle of Scotch whisky barreled in 1926 and bottled in 1986 sold at auction for over $2 million, shattering records for spirits of its kind. The bottle of Macallan 1926 sold for a staggering $2.1 million on Saturday, far surpassing organizers' expected selling price. Sotheby's, the historic auction house that oversaw the sale, originally expected the bottle to sell somewhere between $934,000 and $1.4 million. At that price point, the whiskey is worth approximately $131,000 per shot. Only 40 bottles of Macallan 1926 have ever been produced, and they are not for sale. Instead, the 40 luxury bottles of...

A former New York City dog walker thought he was going to get a $10 million payday when a painting he’d come to own by a famous artist — whose works sell for millions of dollars — went to auction this week. The retiree, who is living off Social Security, was devastated when the painting sold for a meager $40,000. Mark Herman, 68, of Manhattan, said he had a vision while on psychedelic mushrooms that the painting by the late abstract artist Chuck Close would be worth $10 million. But that drug-induced dream crumbled as he watched the work sell...

A retired dog walker was bequeathed a painting by an artist whose works sell for millions - but got a nasty shock when he auctioned it for what he hoped would be $10 million. Mark Herman, 68, was given the abstract work by Chuck Close by his friend and former customer, Isidore Silver, a retired lawyer. Silver, 87, had represented Close in a high profile First Amendment case against the University of Massachusetts in the 1960s, after the institution tried to ban him from displaying nude content as part of an exhibition of his work A retired dog walker was...

Just months after it was first announced back in June that Princess Diana’s iconic black sheep sweater would soon hit the auction block, the sale is now finally complete. On Thursday, the historic knit sold for $1.143 million at Sotheby’s Fashion Icons auction during New York Fashion Week, setting the record for the highest price ever paid for an item worn by the late princess.

Thrift stores can be great places to find budget-friendly large frames. But a trip to a Savers location in Manchester, New Hampshire, in 2017 yielded much more for one bargain hunter, with a $4 painting now estimated to be worth as much as $250,000. According to Bonhams auction house, the artwork was actually an oil panel illustration by the artist Newell Convers Wyeth, father of the more-famous Andrew Wyeth. The painting was one of four cover illustrations for a 1939 edition of the Helen Hunt Jackson novel Ramona. The dramatic scene portrays the novel’s title character—a half-Scottish, half–Native American orphan...

An elaborately carved, U-shaped stone trophy was returned to Mexico after it nearly went up for sale at an Austrian auction house, the Art Newspaper reported Wedneday. The trophy, which resembles a yoke and is carved from sedimentary stone, is an ornate representation of the protective gear worn around players’ waists during the Mesoamerican ball game pelota. The artifact was recovered by the Mexican Embassy in Austria prior to the sale with help from Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, and the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in Mexico City, according to a statement from...

The Codex Sassoon, believed to date from the late 9th or early 10th century, was bought at Sotheby’s by the American Friends of the ANU — Museum of the Jewish People.The oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible sold at Sotheby’s for $38.1 million on Wednesday, one of the highest prices for a book or historical document ever sold at auction.The volume, known as the Codex Sassoon, includes all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, minus about eight leaves, including the first 10 chapters of Genesis. Researchers have dated it to the late ninth or early 10th century, making it the oldest near-complete...

One of the greatest barn finds of all time was recently uncovered in the Netherlands and will soon be sold at auction. The Palmen Barnfind Collection is named after its former owner. Mr. Palmen began collecting special cars over 40 years ago. He eventually stored over 230 vehicles in a church and two warehouses, where the cars were rarely seen by anyone. Due to circumstances and his increasing age, Palmen can no only longer keep his impressive collection, and Gallery Aaldering, a classic car dealer, acquired the massive historic fleet.

Shocking video captures the moment a burglar used a hammer to smash the display window of a Manhattan auction house – before he and an accomplice ripped off more than $200,000 worth of Hermès bags from inside, authorities said. The clip, released early Wednesday, shows a white Acura sedan pulling up in front of Heritage Auctions on Park Avenue near East 57th Street in Midtown around 3:50 a.m. March 7. Three men get out – two of whom are toting hammers.

Dozens of important pieces in the history of rock & roll and pop music are up for sale if the price is right. World-famous Sotheby's is currently staging an auction that features items from some of the biggest and most influential music artists of all time. There's everything from a Jimmi Hendrix feather boa, an autograph manuscript by Bob Dylan, Prince's three-piece purple suit from the Purple Rain era, and an autographed Hofner bass from Paul McCartney. But it is Eddie Van Halen's iconic red-patterned Kramer guitar from the 'Hot For Teacher' music video that's expected to be the most...

A woman has sued a California county and its district fair after her daughter's pet goat was sold for $902, slaughtered, and barbecued despite the family wanting to withdraw its entry for auction. Jessica Long's family bought Cedar the goat, a seven-month-old white Boer, in April 2022 and the animal soon formed an attachment to her nine-year-old daughter - who fed and cared for it everyday. However, the family decided to enter Cedar into the Shasta District Fair’s junior livestock auction on June 24, 2022 - where the animals are sold off to be used as meat. But long before...

Link to the HLSR Art Auctions. Record set today for Grand Champion of $275,000. Personal keynote would be the painting of Leon Coffee who decided to personally autograph the photo was $160,000.

More than $200 million worth of Covid-19 gear purchased by New York City to battle the pandemic was auctioned off for a small fraction of the cost – $500,000, according to reports. The equipment includes thousands of ventilators commissioned by then-Mayor Bill de Blasio for $12 million that were auctioned off for scrap metal for less than $25,000, The City reported. The auction ended on Jan. 24. A Long Island junk dealer took the whole $12 million in ventilators, at just about $8 per device, the report said. An investigation by the news outlet found the city's Department of Citywide...

President Theodore Roosevelt’s Smith & Wesson #3 was sold for a total of $910,625 ($775,000 before buyers premium) at Rock Island Auction Company on December 9, 2022. The buyer’s premium is fifteen percent. Theodore Roosevelt is the president most associated with personal arms and with promoting that Americans should be armed and trained in the use of arms. He became the President after the assassination of President Mckinley, the youngest president in US history. He was an early adopter and user of silencers.Teddy Roosevelt’s Smith & Wesson #3 revolver The Smith & Wesson #3 was linked to President Theodore Roosevelt....

On Wednesday evening in between two contemporary art evening sales, a painting by Andy Warhol from his famed 1963 “Death and Disasters” series sold for $85 million at Sotheby’s New York. The result makes it one of the most expensive works by the Pop artist ever to be sold at auction. [Who was Andy Warhol, and why is he important?] Related Articles Large black and white painting in gallery. Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Auction Brings in $314.9 M., Buoyed by $85 M. Warhol and Records for Women Artists Banksy Comes Out On Top in EU Trademark Challenge, Allowing Him To Stay...

People love pirate movies because deep down we all love the idea of a good treasure hunt. And if you're a gearhead like us, that treasure is more likely to be hidden away in some forgotten garage instead of a wooden box with an ancient lock. Now, finding one car that's been squirreled away is pretty cool, but what if you end up finding dozens? Well, these hoards of classic cars are still out there waiting to be rediscovered. A perfect example is what is being called the Firehouse Find. It's a huge collection that will be going up for...