Elite properties, jewelry or art works have been sold the auctioneer’s hammer fall but if I told you a lavatory was also sold through the same process, you’d probably think I am nuthead. Well, anything that has big bucks attached to it or is rare makes way for competition among privileged buyers. The Late John Lennon, one of the founding members of the English music band The Beatles, owned a porcelain lavatory removed from his property Berkshire,... 

Railroad hobbyist Percy Leigh had probably the costliest railway system in the world. It was designed by Lucas and Davies for him in the late 19 th century. Now a six inch gauge model steam engine, which was part of this railway system is up for auction at Bonhams. It will be part of the Bonhams Veteran Motor Cars and Related Automobilia sale that will take place on 5 November 2010. The pre-sale estimate is an impressive £25,000 – 35,000. This... 

Larry Ellison, the Oracle boss’s 1995 McLaren F1 has been auctioned and the price that it has fetched is pretty good, The auction took place during the Pebble Beach weekend and fetched an impressive $3,575,000. The auctioning was done by Gooding & Company. Though the amount that this car fetched does not put it in the top slot of Gooding & Company’s previous sales but it does get it the fifth spot in the top money earners, which... 

Here is a great opportunity for car collectors. Two cars from the BMW museum reserve will be auctioned at Bonhams inaugural Collectors’ Motor Cars sale to be held at the Royal Mirage Hotel in Dubai in the month of October. This opportunity is very unique as it is probably the first time that a car has been put up for sale from the official factory collection. The first car is a white BMW 3.0 with motorsport stripes on it. It’s …  Read More →

An Aston Martin will always be an Aston Martin. Before you think we have gone ga ga in the head (like a certain madam who sometimes sings when she isn’t flaming controversies), let us tell you that a 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage Convertible is making news. The beautiful car is one of the nine ever produced and eats rare status earned it a remarkable price tag of £551,500. The sale took place at the Bonhams annual Collectors’ Motor... 

Last month the hearts of fashion fans and clothing collectors dropped when a certain Daphne Guinness stopped the public auction of Isabella Blow’s collection to buy it privately herself. Now, after a lot of did-she-didn’t-she and why-did-she, Daphne’s spoken out about why she did, in fact, buy the lot. “The planned sale at Christie’s could  Read More →

A recent auction of a whisky bottled in 1937 has proved again that old is gold. This auction created a new record for a whisky bottled in the 20th century and the most expensive bottle of whisky went for a whooping 25,200 British pounds including the buyer’s  premium. The details of the auction and the record prices achieved were given out by the auctioneer Bonhams’ in Edinburgh. The Glenfiddich that went under the hammer  was distilled... 

These days each celebrity and every organization wants to fulfil its social responsibility as much as it can. They not only support the various social causes through their hard earned money, but go as far as to auction themselves. This time, it is Oprah Winfrey auctioning a rendezvous with her on Charitybuzz . People have to bid for once in a lifetime opportunity, wherein they will get four VIP tickets to The Oprah Winfrey Show including a chance... 

There is a strong chance that both the fans of taxidermy and those who are not might take a liking to what the Museum of Taxidermy has to offer. A new collection is up for viewing. This one consists of various stuffed animal hunting trophies that belonged to a 19th century Victorian adventurer. The animals are almost real, we mean, they seem …  Read More →

Silvano Vecchiato (a student of Annigoni) is well known for the painting “Madonna with Child and Landscape” of Vicenza and is one of the classics that you could come across. Now, Roberto Coin, the Italian jeweller who is called the Midas for he uses gold so much has used thousands of carats of sapphires blacks, diamonds, pearls, rubies, aquamarine, and other precious stones in order to create the painting. It was unveiled at the Verona luxury... 

Christie’s has taken up a special endeavour. The famous auction house’s gallery outpost Haunch of Venison has decided to host a very special benefit called The Time In Children’s Arts Initiative. This one is a HiArt! outreach programs that is trageted at bringing an arts-inspired curriculum to t-risk school kids. Wow, now that’s some serious arty thinking and a good one at that too! The event has gathered the support... 

Imagine this scenario: About 75 years ago, someone who had a car had to be rich. Moreover, they had to be really rich. If they had to have a Bugatti, that made them richer than one could imagine. Somehow, the guy who drove the Bugatti in Switzerland comes to realize that his date is not accepted in the conventional society of Europe. He nevertheless takes the date out in his Bugatti, and both the …  Read More →

Ever seen a box soliciting to get sold by itself? Well, you are about to see one. The tool devised to ‘deceive and slaughter’, as described by the artist Caleb Larsen , is nowhere close to being as perilous as it sounds. In fact “A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter” is just another enamel textured black box with a unique feature. It can connect to internet via a built-in Ethernet jack, of course after you plug it, and lists itself... 

RM Auctions’ upcoming event on Amelia Island has great many cars in store for auctioning. In March, it will showcase two rare and highly valued Ferrari classics which would seriously take your breath away. Daytona Spyder is one of the most famous and the yellow Daytona is one of the rarest with only 22 being manufactured ever. It is expected to fetch $1 million, and the other car is the rare alloy-bodied, four-cam 275 GTB/4. It was commissioned... 

1963 Aston Martin DB4 GT is a very rare alloy-bodied car which is up for sale at the very esteemed RM Auctions’ Automobiles of Arizona event. Let us give you some dope on this luxury car. A vintage beauty, the 1963 DB4 is one of the 75 ever built on the face of the earth. In fact, this little fact makes its estimated worth close to $1 million. Come January 21 and the bidding will begin at the venue, Biltmore Resort and Spa in Phoenix....