Auctions

Diamonds, Napoleon brooch up for auction in Geneva

The unique brooch laden with old mine-cut diamonds, will be the star piece at Sotheby’s annual Royal & Nobel Jewels Sale in Geneva on Nov 12.

Britain seizes dinosaur bones from Singapore-based businessman Su Binghai in crime proceeds case

Dinosaur fossils displayed at auction house Christie's in London, Britain.

The 18K gold toilet returns as a Sotheby’s headliner for $13m

Sotheby’s announced that it would offer a toilet made from 18-karat gold by artist Maurizio Cattelan for auction.

Hollywood director Francis Ford Coppola, who says he’s ‘broke’, is selling a $1.3m watch

Francis Ford Coppola would be offering his timepiece, the Unique FFC Prototype by F.P.Journe, for sale on Dec 6 through Phillips, a leading auction site.

Oasis guitar sells at auction for $500,000

Noel Gallagher's 1960 Cherry Red Gibson ES-355 guitar was damaged by brother Liam Gallagher in 2009 and led to the breakup of English rock band Oasis.

Jane Birkin’s Hermes handbag up for auction in Abu Dhabi

The "Birkin" bag (left) by Hermes which belonged to British-French actress and singer Jane Birkin (right) at the Sotheby's auction house.

Skateboarding-Hawk's 1999 '900' board fetches $1.15 million at auction

Tony Hawk holds the skateboard he used to land the first-ever \"900\" at the 1999 X Games, a milestone that transformed skateboarding from subculture to global sport and made Hawk its defining icon. The Birdhouse \"Falcon 2\" board helped etch the trick into history and will be auctioned by Julien's to help raise money for his charity \"The SkatePark Project\" in Vista, California, U.S., August 19, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake

New Picasso portrait of his best-known muse unveiled at Paris auction house

It was painted by Picasso on July 11, 1943, and acquired in August 1944 by a French collector.

Winning bidder pays $18,900 to dine with DBS CEO Tan Su Shan in charity auction

The winning bid for dinner with Ms Tan Su Shan was more than double Sotheby's pre-sale estimate of $6,000 to $8,000.

Downton Abbey auction of props and costumes smashes estimates

A collection of dresses belonging to characters from the Downton Abbey TV and film series during a press preview for an exhibition of of props, costumes and other items from the franchise before they go to auction, in central London on Aug 8, 2025.

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