1. 11-Foot Nostromo Principal Filming Model Miniature from ALIEN (1979) est: $300,000 – 500,000 (£240,500 – 400,900) 2. 1977/1978 Darth Vader Promotional Costume with Poster-Matched Helmet from STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977) est: $150,000 – 250,000 (£120,200 – 200,400) 3. Raven Bar & Well of Souls Staff of Ra Headpiece from RAIDERS OF THE … Read more
Katya Jones and Dame Helen Mirren have joined a host of stars who have donated personal possessions to Oxfam, to be auctioned off in aid of the COVID-19 response. Strictly Come Dancing professional Katya, 31, shared a snap of herself posing in a sparkling silver catsuit, while actress Helen, 74, showed off her Jimmy Choo … Read more
Flight controls used by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during Apollo 11 mission to the Moon expected to fetch up to £160,000 each at auction Two rotational hand controls and one translation hand control are in the sale They look like joysticks from a game console and also have trigger buttons NASA audit report found … Read more
Two bedroom house in Hull goes up for auction with starting price of £1,000 – but potential buyers aren’t allowed inside The home is situated on Dorset Street, in Gipsyville, off Hessle Road, in Hull However the price comes with a catch – as the home is badly fire damaged Similar properties on street have … Read more
An American flag believed to have been flying over the right front bumper of the presidential limo where John F. Kennedy was assassinated and the president’s personally owned rosary beads are among over 100 items of Kennedy memorabilia that will be auctioned off. The final round of live online bidding by University Archives in Westport, … Read more
The Covid-19 pandemic has stalled mass gatherings, which isn’t good news for auction houses that rely on filling rooms with eager collectors. But the crisis hasn’t stopped major motor auction houses from hosting sales online in a bid to keep going and allow buyers to get their hands on some of the most glorious cars … Read more
The extraordinary story of a British First World War captain who became an unlikely cult hero as he fought the communist Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War has come to light after his medals and photographs sold for £7,500. Captain William Richardson was flung into the conflict along with other Allied war veterans after troops … Read more
Paint-splattered palette used by Pablo Picasso is expected to fetch up to £6,000 at auction The relic is one of more than 60 lots in a Sotheby’s online auction from June 8-18 Experts say the colours relate to Picasso’s 1961 work Le dejeuner sur l’herbe A rare woodcut print of a chick Picasso gave to … Read more
A selection of candid snaps of Marilyn Monroe are expected to fetch $9,000 when they are auctioned this week. The photos were taken by her friend, Hungarian-born photographer Andre de Dienes, on three separate occasions between 1945 and 1953. The images show the actress frolicking on the beach, playing in the snow and posing at the … Read more
Two of George Formby’s treasured ukuleles are expected to fetch at least £30,000 at auction Collection, including Wigan singer’s treasured banjo ukuleles, could fetch £30k Memorabilia includes photos, a letter written by Formby and a life-sized model Formby was Britain’s highest paid entertainer in 1930s and 40s and died in 1961 By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more