Watch worn by ‘Titanic’ actor Bill Paxton to go up for auction as part of Sotheby’s ‘Important Watches’ sale in December
Two watches associated with the movie “Titanic” and the wreck site will be auctioned off during Sotheby's “Important Watches” sale in December. The RMS Titanic struck an iceberg on April 15, 1912 and tragically sank in the North Atlantic Ocean. Approximately 1,500 people lost their lives when the ship sank. Titanic: Why the world remains […]
Rare copy of US Constitution collecting dust in North Carolina filing cabinet sells for $9M at auction
Two years after the only known private copy of the U.S. Constitution printed by Charles Thomson, secretary of the Continental Congress, was discovered in a filing cabinet in a North Carolina home, the document was sold at auction for $9 million. Until 2022, this 237-year-old document sat gathering dust in a metal file cabinet beneath […]
Rare Copy Of US Constitution Found In Unusual Location Sells For Millions At Auction
A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution found inside a file cabinet in North Carolina sold for millions of dollars at an auction in the state Thursday. One bidder bet more than $9 million on the incorporation documents, which was sold within seven minutes, Blank Auctions owner Andrew Blank confirmed. CBS News. A rare copy […]
Rare copy of US Constitution found in filing cabinet sells for $9M at auction
A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution found in a filing cabinet sold at auction this week for $9 million. It took just seven minutes for the nearly 237-year-old document to sell for the high price, said Andrew Blank, owner of Blank Auctions. he told CBS News. Auction booklet next to a signed copy of […]
Sotheby’s to auction painting by humanoid robot in a futuristic first
She's the real Vincent Van Gobot. In a first for Sotheby's, the famous auction house will sell a painting created by a humanoid robot, which is expected to fetch a whopping $180,000. The robot, known as Ai-Da, used its unique hydraulically powered hand to create a painting titled “AI God” by renowned mathematician and computer […]
Emily Carr painting discovered at NY barn sale worth six figures at Canadian auction
One person's trash is another person's treasure. A longtime New York-based art dealer stumbled across the painting at a barn sale in the Hamptons and bought it for just $50. Now, this rare piece will be auctioned off in six numbers. A few months ago, Allen Treibitz discovered and purchased the piece, which features a […]
Man in Texas Wins Guitar Signed by Taylor Swift at Charity Auction, Then Smashes It to Pieces
A man who won a guitar autographed by Taylor Swift at a charity event in Texas smashes it into pieces on stage shortly after winning the item, with video of his gleeful act going viral online. . The video appears to have been recorded over the weekend at the Ellis County Wild Game Dinner near […]
Film of motorcade driving JFK to hospital after Dallas shooting sells at auction for $137,500
Newly released film footage of a motorcade driving down a Dallas, Texas, highway toward a hospital after former President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed on November 22, 1963 will be auctioned Saturday. It was sold for $137,500. The home film was offered by RR Auctions of Boston, Massachusetts. Associated Press Reported. The auction […]
Never-before-seen footage from JFK’s assassination sells at auction for nearly $138K
Unseen footage of President John F. Kennedy's motorcade speeding toward a Dallas hospital after he was shot has been sold at auction. RR Auctions in Boston sold the lot, which was sold Saturday, to an anonymous bidder for $137,500. Back in October, bidding started at $12,100. The footage was shot on 8mm home film by […]
Archaeologist earns big at auction with sale of ancient gold and silver Roman coins
Discovering ancient treasure can mean a lot of money for the lucky finder. According to a press release from Noonan's Mayfair, the London auction house which handled the coins' sale, 34-year-old archaeologist George Ridgway discovered the collection of more than 680 gold and silver coins with a metal detector in September 2019. The coins were […]