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Iconic Apple products up for auction

By: Mark Falco on 7-Mar-2020

A majestic collection of 26 Apple products is heading to auction and ranges from computers to beach towels and beyond.Steve Jobs will undoubtedly go down in history as an ...

Francis Bacon triptych expected to sell for over £46m at auction

By: Mark Falco on 6-Mar-2020

A Francis Bacon triptych was unveiled at Sotheby's London today, and it could sell for more than £46m when it goes to auction in New York in May.For those wondering, a triptych ...

Why buy a luxury watch?

By: Mark Falco on 27-Feb-2020

In the age of smartphones, fitness trackers and voice assistant smart speakers, finding out the time is easier now than ever before.So why bother wearing a watch?

Rubik's Cube Mona Lisa sells at auction for £400,000

By: Mark Falco on 26-Feb-2020

Leonardo Da Vinci is perhaps one of the most famous people in history. A polymath, renowned for drawing on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems.He is often ...

Incredibly rare Macallan whisky sets new auction record

By: Mark Falco on 22-Feb-2020

In December last year we wrote about an unbelievable collection of whisky dubbed "The Perfect Collection". The accumulation of almost 4,000 bottles is going under the hammer at ...

England football shirt from 1911 sells for £4,000

By: Mark Falco on 20-Feb-2020

A match-worn England shirt from 1911 has just sold at auction for £4,000.

Tracy Brabin's dress raises £20,000 at auction

By: Mark Falco on 14-Feb-2020

The off-the-shoulder dress that Tracy Brabin wore in the House of Commons has raised £20,000 for Girlguiding UK. After an auction on eBay that finished yesterday.

World's only Nintendo Playstation console up for auction

By: Mark Falco on 14-Feb-2020

Yes, you read that right — the Nintendo Playstation. A long lost mythical console which has been the subject of video game lore for decades.Unveiled in 1991, at the Consumer ...

Hockney makes a 'Splash' at auction

By: Mark Falco on 12-Feb-2020

One of David Hockney's most iconic paintings has just sold at auction for £23.1m. The Splash sold at Sotheby's in London against a pre-auction estimate of £20m-£30m.The ...

Medieval sword sold at auction for £30,000

By: Mark Falco on 6-Feb-2020

A sword believed to date back to the 15th or 16th century has sold at auction for £30,000 against an estimate of just £200.

Classic cars and commercial vehicle auctions

Cars & Commercial Vehicles at William George

By: Mark Falco on 4-Feb-2020

Buying a car at auction Buying cars and commercial vehicles at auction is a fantastic way to get a great deal.

Princess Diana's iconic Audi up for auction

By: Mark Falco on 30-Jan-2020

The Royal Family have been in the limelight more this year than most and not always for the right reasons.It’s been pretty hard to miss the controversy surrounding Prince ...

Thai authorities auction car with 94,000 amphethamines inside

By: Mark Falco on 29-Jan-2020

Thailand's anti-drugs authority dropped a bit of a faux pas this week after it auctioned a car stuffed with tens of thousands of amphetamine tablets.A buyer bought the Honda ...

Recently discovered LS Lowry sells at auction for £2.6m

By: Mark Falco on 23-Jan-2020

A painting by British artist LS Lowry, only discovered last year, has just sold for £2.6m.

French impressionist paintings looted by Nazis to sell for £20m

By: Mark Falco on 22-Jan-2020

Three paintings stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish art collector are heading to auction after being returned to his family

Steve McQueen's Ford Mustang from Bullitt sells for £2.6m at auction

By: Mark Falco on 17-Jan-2020

The 1968 Ford Mustang GT driven by Steve McQueen and the star of one of the greatest car chases in cinema history has sold at auction for £2.6m.

Damien Hirst medicine cabinet could sell at auction for £1.8m

By: Mark Falco on 16-Jan-2020

Damien Hirst's 1989 piece "Bodies" is coming up for auction in London next month. The piece is a doorless medicine cabinet packed with jars, bottles and packets of drugs and ...

MatchBox Car Collection Sells At Auction for £300,000

By: Mark Falco on 9-Jan-2020

A collection of MatchBox cars dubbed by experts as one of the worlds finest has just sold at auction for a striking £300,000.The collection dates back over 60 years and totals ...

A Whirlwind Decade - The Rise of Auctions

By: Mark Falco on 8-Jan-2020

The 2010s was a whirlwind. It seems like a lifetime ago that Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, Kate and Will got married, and London hosted the Olympic Games.The last decade has ...

'Perfect' whisky collection could sell for £8m at auction

By: Mark Falco on 11-Dec-2019

A gigantic haul of 3,900 bottles of whisky is due to go to auction in February next year.