Auction
Forgotten treasure: First-edition Superman comic fetches millions at auction after attic discovery
The Superman comic, found in excellent condition with a nine out of ten rating by the company CGC, was released in 1939 by Detective Comics Inc. and is one in only a handful which still exist.
Titanic tragedy of prominent Jewish couple resurfaces in record auction
Germany halts Holocaust artifacts auction amid widespread criticism
German auction sells personal letters, Nazi records, and forced sterilization documents
Hampshire couple's Tudor gold coin hoard dug from garden fetches over £380,000 at Zurich auction
Experts estimate that in the 1530s, during the time Henry VIII was dissolving monasteries, wealthy clergy buried gold coins in the ground to protect their assets.
Napoleon brooch captured at Waterloo leads Sotheby's Geneva auction
The circular jewel with a 13.04-carat diamond and nearly 100 stones was given to King Frederick William III of Prussia in 1815 and is surpassing its €130–220k estimate in online bids.
Golda Meir's letter on Munich massacre to be auctioned for $6,000
Golda Meir's 1972 letter addressing the Munich Massacre, signed and dated just weeks after the tragedy, is set to go up for auction starting at $6,000.
Largest Mars meteorite sells for $5.3 million at Sotheby's auction
The 25-kilogram rock represents about 7% of all Martian material currently on Earth.
Hidden coin hoard stashed in numismatist's walls sells for $3.8 million
The collection was auctioned for approximately 3.8 million dollars, far exceeding pre-auction estimates.
Handwritten 15th-century psalter by Brigittine nuns set for auction
The psalm collection was handwritten and decorated by the nuns of the Brigittine convent Mariënwater in the Netherlands.
Napoleon's saber sells for 4.66 million euros at auction
Commissioned in 1803, the saber was crafted by nicolas-noël boutet and symbolizes his rise to power.
Lincoln's blood-stained gloves sell for $1.52 million at auction to pay off foundation's debt
Foundation auctioned less than 10% of its Lincoln collection to repay a longstanding $8 million loan.
Sotheby’s postpones auction after India’s Culture Ministry demands return of Piprahwa relics
government calls relics 'inalienable religious and cultural heritage' and threatens legal action against auction house.
'Prophetic' letter written aboard the Titanic fetches nearly $400,000 USD at auction
The letter was written by Col. Archibald Gracie days before the tragedy.
Lost 13-page Hernandarias manuscript rescued from New York auction
The manuscript, valued at $20,000, was taken from Paraguay's National Archive and recovered after appearing in a 2013 Manhattan auction.
