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Newly Discovered JFK Film Showing Frantic Moments After Assassinations Is Being Auctioned
05 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Footage taken on the day by various bystanders and news crews has become some of the most combed-over films in history as conspiracy theories on the assassination swirled for the last 60 years.
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Zimbabwean Rancher Shocks South African Auction With Record-Breaking Purchase Of Prized Bull
05 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
You won’t believe how much the Zimbabwean cattle rancher, Collen Tafireyi, paid for a prized Boran Stud bull at a Mpumalanga auction.
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Nine-Year-Old’s Art Exhibition Opens At Christie’s In London
21 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Nine-year-old Poppy Blackburn, who has battled leukaemia since she was three, is realising her dream of hosting her own art exhibition
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Michael Schumacher’s Watch Collection Fetches R81 Million At Auction
16 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The eight watches, including timepieces by Rolex, F.P. Journe and Audemars Piguet, were put up for sale by the family of Schumacher.
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The ‘Cursed’ LA Mansion That Stood Empty For 60 Years Is Heading Back On Auction
08 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
We usually encourage readers to get into the property market, but perhaps you should let this bargain slip through your fingers.
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The Original ‘Harry Potter’ Cover Art Is Expected To Smash Auction Records
06 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The fun illustration is expected to fetch upwards of R11 million.
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R1 Billion Foreshore Property Set To Go On Auction In Cape Town
12 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The auction will be held on 27 March at the DHL Stadium in Green Point.
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121-Years-Old Vintage Mercedes-Benz Sells at Auction for Record-Breaking Price
08 Mar 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A 121-year-old Mercedes-Simplex was just auctioned for over R223 million, making it the most expensive pre-1930s car.
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The Beatles Once Made A Psychedelic Painting, And Now Its Up For Sale
31 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The painting forms part of the “The Exceptional Sale”, which features also features a gold crocheted vest that belonged to Janis Joplin, and Elvis Presley’s guitar from his 1969 Las Vegas residency.
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Sotheby’s Sales Reached R161 Billion In 2023 – Thanks To Gen X and Millennial Bidders
30 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Sotheby’s decision to broaden its reach into luxury fashion items also seems to have paid off after the auction house posted sales of $7.9 billion (R161 billion) for 2023.
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Pablo Picasso’s ‘Femme A La Montre’ Sold For More Than R2,6 Billion
14 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Pablo Picasso’s 1932 painting ‘Femme à la montre’ sold for more than $139 million (R2,6 billion) at a Sotheby’s New York auction last week, making it the most valuable work of art sold at auction this year.
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150 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Named Barry Goes On Sale In Public Auction, Despite Scientists Concerns [Video]
19 Sep 2023 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
Sales of dinosaur fossils, especially those of this calibre, are infrequent, with only a limited number occurring globally each year.
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Freddie Mercury’s Clothes, Moustache Comb And Baby Grand Piano Go On Sale
07 Aug 2023 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
While any big Queen fan would go nuts just to get their hands on any of these items, the real star of the auction is Mercury’s shiny black baby grand piano, upon which many of the band’s greatest hits were composed.
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That Crazy Lamborghini From Wolf Of Wall Street Is Up For Sale [Video]
04 Aug 2023 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
Auction house RM Sotheby’s has piqued the interest of film nerds and billionaires alike, with their recent announcement that the exact car used on the Martin Scorsese filmset will be up for auction.
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Microscopic Fake Louis Vuitton Handbag Sells At Auction For Unbelievable R1,2 Million
30 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
MSCHF decided to take the trend of small handbags to the extreme using Louis Vuitton branding, without any actual connection to the brand.
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Sotheby’s Is Auctioning Off The Oldest Hebrew Bible
21 Feb 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Described as possibly the most valuable historical document ever on auction, the book dates back a thousand years, to around the 9th or 10th century.
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Know Someone Who Wants To Own The World’s Largest Rhino Breeding Farm Complete With 2 000 Rhinos?
16 Feb 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The world’s largest rhino breeding and conservation farm is being put up for auction in mid-April.
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Kim Kardashian Is Keeping Up With The Royals With New $197 000 Diana Necklace
19 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Four bidders were apparently competing for the piece but it landed up in the hands of a Kardashian “at more than double its pre-auction estimate”.
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$1,3 Billion Sales In One Year – Every Car Nut Is Talking About The Incredible Success Of ‘Bring A Trailer’ Auctions
12 Dec 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Many businesses have struggled to swim above an impending global recession, supply chain issues, and feverish fuel price hikes. But not Bring a Trailer, which has already surpassed $1 billion in car auction sales.
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Once-In-A-Lifetime Auction Of Untouched 100-Island Archipelago
30 Nov 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The islands have remained uninhabited and totally untouched by human activity, but now Sotheby’s has been entrusted with auctioning off this extraordinary destination.
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Sold! Buzz Aldrin’s Space Jacket Just Set A New Record
27 Jul 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Aldrin stepped onto the lunar surface after Neil Armstrong, with the duo becoming the first astronauts to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969.
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Seller Rages After Auction Of Massive Bel Air Mansion Completely Flops
17 May 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
“Horrible, horrible, horrible,” is how the seller of a lavish Bel Air mansion described the recent auction.
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So Hot Right Now – Anyone Want To Own The Graaff-Reinet Airport?
04 Apr 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Graaff-Reinet is very popular with the fly in and fly out crowd. Why not go one better and own the actual airstrip?
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Best Check If You Have Any Old Spider-Man Comics Lying Around
14 Jan 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
While the cover of this ‘Spider-Man’ comic is quite striking, it’s a single page from inside that has just sold for a mind-numbing amount.
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They Flogged A Piece Of Charles And Diana’s Wedding Cake
12 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
A piece of one of the cakes featured at Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding has been auctioned off to a self-described monarchist.
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Think NFTs Are A Fad? Try This Picasso
25 Jun 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Sotheby’s is auctioning a Picasso painting together with a rather nifty NFT.
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How Much Will Kurt Cobain’s Hair Fetch On Auction?
13 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
You can buy six beautiful strands of Kurt Cobain’s hair, or perhaps Paul McCartney’s custom made jacket (if the hair isn’t your thing), in this rock memorabilia auction.
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Proof That The NFT Crypto Art Scene Is Ridiculous
26 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
This whole NFT business is getting out of hand, and we have proof thanks to New York Times journalist Kevin Roose.
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Vampire Killing Kit Now On The SA Market
25 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
If you’d like to get your hands on an antique vampire hunting kit, there’s one up for sale in South Africa.
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Insolvent Estate: Constantia Palace Goes On Auction
18 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Fancy a palatial home in Constantia? The beauty of an insolvent property is that you can sometimes get it for below market value.
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