Unique Items
Pride of Kashmir sapphire to auction on October 2
The Pride of Kashmir sapphire looks set to make up to $5.8m
Lawrence of Arabia's map to auction for $162,000 at Sotheby's
A hand drawn map from Lawrence of Arabia was recently shown at the Imperial War Museum
10 of the strangest lots at Christie's Out of the Ordinary sale
The Out of the Ordinary sale at Christie's London on September 3 features a wealth of strange items
The history of hair collecting
The history of collecting famous hair - it all started with the Victorians...
Gurrey's Surf Riders of Hawaii up for auction in San Clemente
AR Gurrey Jr's landmark book The Surf Riders of Hawaii is joined by rare surfboards
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo lap desk and quill to auction in Nebraska
The lap desk used to write the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo will sell on September 7
'A Sale of Two Cities' sees success for Bonhams in Los Angeles
Bonhams 'A Sale of Two Cities' featured two distinct collections of European furniture and decorative arts
Antique pair of 'Knight Torchieres' highlight the estate of Countess von Haller
Alongside beautifully crafted antique clocks, the towering pair of 'knight torchieres' will grab attention
'Tudor chain of office' is the subject of a court case for Sotheby's 'negligence'
A British Lord has claimed that Sotheby's was negligent in 'undervaluing' his 'Tudor chain of office'
The story of... James Earl Ray and his notorious memorabilia
A memorabilia collection from the lawyer for James Earl Ray, who killed Martin Luther King, is to sell
The Milhous Collection of classic cars and mechanical instruments
The lovingly cared for Milhous Collection will be broken up at Sotheby's and RM Auctions in February
Mechanical music instruments of the world famous Milhous collection revealed
The extraordinary Milhous collection features some of the world's best mechanical musical instruments