KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 — The chunk of wood that saved Kate Winslet’s character, Rose, in the Oscar-winning film, Titanic from drowning, has been auctioned for US$718,750 (RM3.4 million) at Heritage Auctions’ Treasures from Planet Hollywood. The balsa wood, beat other props like Indiana Jones’ bullwhip from Temple of Doom and Bill Murray’s red-rose bowling … Read more
PARIS, March 7 — Karl Lagerfeld’s Paris apartment will go up for auction with a guide price of €5.3 million (US$5.8 million), the notary responsible for the sale said Tuesday. Located in a 17th century building on Quai Voltaire, the three-room apartment has a view overlooking the Seine and the Louvre Museum. It will go … Read more
NEW YORK, March 1 — From Elton John’s glasses to a Banksy triptych, a collection of more than 900 items and artworks belonging to the legendary British musician fetched more than US$20 million (RM94.76 million) at several auctions this month, Christie’s said yesterday. The auction house held a series of eight sales, both in person … Read more
PETALING JAYA, Feb 29 — American music veterans Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre recently hosted an art auction at a secluded roller rink. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the auction showcased performances by Andra Day and Timbaland, with a Sotheby’s auction of all original artworks raising US$2.5 million (RM12mil) to support the Iovine and Young … Read more
LONDON, Jan 31 — The guitar used by former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler to record the famous opening riff to the band’s 1985 hit Money for Nothing is expected to spark intense interest when it goes up for auction today as part of a massive sell-off of his instruments. The original 1959 Les Paul … Read more
LONDON, Jan 19 — British musician and former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler is selling off a large part of his extensive guitar collection at a London auction with part of the proceeds going to charity. The collection, which includes some of the most significant guitars from Knopfler’s 50-year career, is on show at Christie’s … Read more
LONDON, Dec 28 — Few bands have left such an indelible mark on music history as The Beatles. But it turns out that the Fab Four also left their mark on the art world. Christie’s will soon be auctioning a work they created with eight hands. The work in question is entitled Images of a … Read more
Grosse Pointe, MI, Dec. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Broad Arrow Auctions, a Hagerty (NYSE: HGTY) company, is thrilled to announce the consignment of the historic 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder “Lucybelle III”, chassis 718-024, (estimate $3,500,000 – $4,500,000), to its Amelia Island Auction, being held this March 1-2 at the stunning Amelia Island Ritz Carlton. The Porsche … Read more
PARIS, Nov 20 — A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record of nearly €2 million at a French auction on Sunday, the auction house said. It went for €1.932 million (US$2.1 million) — breaking the previous record for a Napoleonic hat, held by the same auction house, … Read more
LONDON, Nov 19 — A bottle of The Macallan 1926, described by Sotheby’s auction house as the “most valuable whisky in the world”, on Saturday went under the hammer for a record £2.1 million. The rare bottle had been expected to raise between £750,000 and £1.2 million but outstripped estimates to fetch £2,187,500 (€2.5 million, … Read more
