Painting looted by Napoleon can now fetch $32 mn at auctionThe artwork, part of the collection at British stately home Longleat House, will headline Christie's Old Masters Part I sale on July 2, wit...
18 Jun, 2024, 11.31 PM IST
Rare Indian banknotes from 1918 shipwreck to be auctioned in LondonRare 10-rupee banknotes salvaged from a 1918 shipwreck will be auctioned by Noonans Mayfair in London next Wednesday. Estimated to fetch GB...
24 May, 2024, 02.03 PM IST
Original draft of 'Star Wars' dating from 1976, fetches $13,600 at UK auctionThe script was used when Ford was in London for the filming of the first instalment of the epic saga, originally entitled 'The Adventures O...
18 Feb, 2024, 11.33 PM IST
Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler's guitar collection up for auction in LondonThe collection, described as "old friends," includes iconic instruments such as a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard and a 1983 Les Paul played ...
22 Nov, 2023, 08.23 AM IST
Freddie Mercury's iconic memorabilia fetches over £3 mn at London auctionThe piano and original manuscript used by Freddie Mercury to compose his greatest songs, including "Bohemian Rhapsody," were sold at auctio...
08 Sep, 2023, 09.37 AM IST
Gustav Klimt's last portrait - 'Lady with a Fan' - may fetch $80 mn at London auctionSotheby's expects Gustav Klimt's last portrait, "Dame mit Facher" ("Lady with a Fan"), to set a European record when it is auctioned in Lon...
14 Jun, 2023, 06.47 PM IST
Sotheby's to auction paintings by 18th century artists commissioned by the East India CompanyThe exhibition will be held across Sotheby's in New York, Hong Kong and London, culminating in an auction on October 27.
01 Sep, 2021, 08.21 PM IST
Jewels belonging to Indian royals to be auctioned in LondonThe "mango garland" design is unique to southern India, where the mango is regarded as a symbol of love and fertility, Bonhams said in a st...
05 Apr, 2016, 10.08 AM IST
Tipu Sultan's arms and armour to be auctioned in LondonA spectacular collection of arms and armour once owned by Tipu Sultan, the erstwhile King of Mysore, will go under the hammer here next mon...
12 Mar, 2015, 09.06 PM IST
- Christie's London to auction fine wines
Christie's London is coming up with an auction of a selection of fine wines from the Government Hospitality Cellar.
02 Mar, 2013, 05.21 PM IST
- Gandhi's 'unity' letter sells for GBP 11k
An anonymous Briton bought a Mahatma Gandhi letter for £11,400 at an auction in London on Tuesday evening.
31 Mar, 2011, 05.51 AM IST
- First Apple computer sells for थ्130K at auction
One of the first batch of Apple personal computers has fetched 133,250 pounds (210,000 dollars) at an auction in London.
24 Nov, 2010, 11.23 AM IST
- Rare Apple I computer sells for $ 210,000 in London
Its processor works 1,000 times slower than the Apple iPad, but the first ever Apple computer has sold for 425 times the price.
24 Nov, 2010, 03.20 AM IST
- Govt to take decision on auction of Tagore's works in London
In the wake of demands from various quarters to stop the auction of rare works of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in London, the governm...
20 May, 2010, 04.16 PM IST
- Sotheby to come up with Indian art auction in London
Leading auctioneer Sotheby’s is coming up with an Indian art auction in London in mid-June which will bring to the market an assortment of ...
21 May, 2009, 09.41 PM IST
- Princess collection shines at dismal Russian art sales
A German aristocrat’s art collection fetched almost twice as much as forecast, the bright spot of Monday’s four Russian-art auctions in Lon...
26 Nov, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Indian govt to bid for Gandhi's letter
The government has decided to bid for a letter from Mahatma Gandhi that is to be auctioned by Christie's in London next month.
28 Jun, 2007, 10.36 PM IST