One of the world's first 35mm cameras has been snapped up at auction for an amazing EUR 14.4 million. The hammer price set a new record for the most expensive…
A painting by legendary 17th century Spanish artist Diego Velazquez has been sold at auction for a staggering EUR 4.27 million. The remarkably preserved oil painting 'Retrato de caballero' ('Portrait…
This letter written by Empress Catherine the Great of Russia in 1787 advocating vaccination has been sold for USD 1.26 million after it was put up for auction together with…
A 1787 letter written by Catherine the Great encouraging a vaccination programme is set to go under the hammer with British auctioneers McDougall's. The letter is part of a lot…
The British editor jailed for the premeditated murder of his wife has appealed for his sentence to be reduced to just two years after claiming hitting her on the head…
These items looted from Hitler's home in Munich by an American soldier including a portrait of the Fuhrer's mum and his army cap are to be sold at auction. The…
This stamp which was printed on the wrong colour paper in 1851 is now said to be worth 800,000 EUR as it goes under the hammer. Because stamps with mistakes…
A couple who begged for help in finding the husband’s missing parents have been jailed for bashing the victims' skulls with a hammer before bricking them up behind a wall.…
The valley where a 900-year-old Viking pendant representing Thor’s hammer was recently found is set to become Iceland’s first collectively protected area to ensure the safety of other archaeological finds.…
This abstract painting created by an art-loving orangutan is going under the hammer for charity with bids already topping 500 GBP. The colourful piece is the work of Raja, a…