Auctions

Pele’s 1958 World Cup winners’ medal set to fetch over $800,000

Brazilian legend Pele scored two of Brazil’s five goals in the 1958 World Cup final against host nation Sweden.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 12, 2026

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 11.

First leather bag made from T-Rex cells fails to sell at Paris auction

Bids barely broke the US$150,000 mark for the “one-of-a-kind” bag, made from the cells of a Tyrannosaurus rex.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, May 22, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking to the press before boarding his plane on May 21 to travel to a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Sweden.

Section of Eiffel Tower staircase fetches over $667,000 at auction

A portion of the original staircase of the Eiffel Tower on display during a press preview in Paris on May 13 ahead of its upcoming auction.

Jackson Pollock work sells for $181 million

With its black drips of paint accented by touches of red on a huge canvas spanning over 3m, Pollock’s “Number 7A, 1948“ sold for US$181.2 million, including fees.

Japan sushi chain sets Guinness record for most expensive tuna at auction; it costs $4.08 million

Mr Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura, which operates sushi chain Sushizanmai, with the 243kg bluefin tuna in Tokyo, on Jan 5, 2026.

Worker at France’s Elysee palace stole presidential porcelain, sold it on online

Most of the items stolen from the Elysee Palace in Paris were sold via a Vinted business account and on Facebook.

Titanic tycoon John Jacob Astor’s Patek Philippe pocket watch set for auction

John Jacob Astor IV's Tiffany & Co.-signed Patek Philippe pocket watch (right) and a gold and sapphire Battin & Co. pencil case will be auctioned by Freeman's on April 22.

Shop the Mad Chinaman’s wardrobe: Why musician Dick Lee is auctioning off his prized silk shirts

As part of his annual CNY decluttering, Dick Lee is auctioning off a part of his wardrobe with auction house Hotlotz.

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