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Rare Michelangelo foot sketch for Sistine Chapel fresco fetches record €23 million at auction

An extremely rare sketch of a foot by Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel has sold for a record €23 million at a Christie's auction in New York. The recently discovered drawing was part of a study for the Libyan Sibyl on the ceiling of the chapel in the Vatican.

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Colonisation & Cartier: The Story Behind Margot Robbie’s $8M Wuthering Heights Necklace

Margot Robbie wore Elizabeth Taylor’s Taj Mahal diamond to the Wuthering Heights premiere, but the “romantic history" is much greater.

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15 of the Most Expensive Things in the World

From billion-dollar yachts to diamond watches and rare art, explore 15 of the most expensive things ever purchased by the world’s wealthiest people

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Rare self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi as ‘one of history’s most courageous women’ up for auction

Gentileschi’s work and life have become a greater source of fascination in recent years

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Nine bedrooms, seven untimely deaths: can ‘cursed’ Venice palace finally attract a buyer?

Ca’ Dario, empty for years, has failed to find a new owner, with local legends suggesting it is jinxed

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Auction marking the United States' 250th birthday features some of its most iconic documents

An auction house in New York is marking the United States' 250th birthday by selling items that trace the nation’s history through some of its most iconic documents

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“Jim Irsay was an incredible collector with an eye for rare treasures”: Details emerge of the historic guitars in the Jim Irsay Collection auction – including David Gilmour’s Black Strat and Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit Mustang

Compiled over decades by the late billionaire businessman and Indianapolis Colts owner/CEO, the Jim Irsay Collection has achieved a mythical status for its rich trove of historic guitars

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€1m Picasso portrait up for grabs for €100 in charity raffle

Artwork by one of the most influential artists of 20th century raffled to fund Alzheimer’s research

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The Most Expensive Auction Items Sold This Past Year

These are the most expensive auction items sold in 2025.

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“At the Mark Knopfler sale, I remember seeing people in tears”: A-list guitar auctions are now a firm fixture, and the sums involved are eye-watering. But who is driving the boom – and is it sustainable?

The amount of money changing hands for artist-owned guitars at auction is eye-watering. Amelia Walker of Christie's London explains what sells and who's buying – and whether it will last

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7 Outrageous Things the Wealthy Bought This Year — and Where ChatGPT Says Money Is Flowing

Here's a look at shocking items wealthy people bought from Christie's and Sotheby's auctions in 2025.

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American West art masterpieces from a billionaire Koch brother head to auction

Some of the most iconic American Western art is heading to auction at Christie’s in New York

The Independent UK

Royal family gift thought to be lost for decades sets auction record

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Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien’s ‘extraordinary’ personal item to go to auction

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Fabergé egg made for mother of Russia’s last tsar sells for £23m

Christie’s says the sale price is the highest for a Fabergé, beating a £8.9m auction in 2007

The Independent UK

Rare Faberge egg covered in diamonds shatters world record fee

The art was believed lost for two decades from 1975 until 1994

Evening Standard

Jewel-studded Faberge egg sells for record £22.9m at London auction

The old record was set in 2007 when the Rothschild Egg fetched £8.9 million.

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Lord Of The Rings author JRR Tolkien’s desk up for auction

Tolkien used the desk during his tenure as Merton professor of English language and literature at Oxford between 1945 and 1959.

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The Independent UK

‘Extraordinary’ item JRR Tolkien used while writing The Lord of the Rings up for auction

It’s ‘the only desk belonging to Tolkien still in private hands’

The Independent UK

Crystal Fabergé egg crafted for Russian royalty shatters record and sells for $30.2 million

A rare Fabergé egg crafted for Russia’s ruling family before the revolution has sold for more $30 million

Euronews

Rare Fabergé 'Winter Egg' set to fetch over €22 million at London auction

A rare Fabergé egg, commissioned by the last Emperor of Russia, is expected to fetch more than £20 million (€22.8m) at auction.

The Independent UK

Royal family gift thought to be lost for decades could break auction records

One art expert likened it to a ‘luxurious Kinder Surprise chocolate’

Benzinga

'We've Seen A Very Strong Demand In The Art Market,' Art Auction Sales Projected To Jump 50% This Year

Early reports from this week's New York fall art auctions show that experts’ sales totals predictions will be far surpassed.

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WWII Enigma machine sells for over half a million dollars at auction — one of the rare four-rotor 'M4' models

A WWII Enigma encryption machine with four rotors was sold at auction earlier this week, achieving double its estimated price.

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'National treasure': Christie's suspends sale of Blaise Pascal's 17th century calculating machine

A French court has blocked the export and foreign purchase of a 17th century arithmetic machine invented by Blaise Pascal to help ease the laborious task of calculating taxes.

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