Christie's1 day agoJohnny Marr guitars sell for almost £4m at auctionOne instrument was used on the The Smiths' debut album and also appeared on the cover of Oasis's debut single.1 day ago6 Aug 2026Auctioned Wordsworth letters to be displayedThe Wordsworth Trust - a charity dedicated to the poet - announces it bought the letters last month.6 Aug 20268 Jul 2026Wordsworth letters sold for £6,350The correspondence includes an admission he was struggling to pen lines of poetry in his later life.8 Jul 202615 Mar 2026It was once part of Scotland's landscape - now it's been sold for £26mKing and Queen by Henry Moore used to overlook a reservoir as part of a sculpture park near Dumfries.15 Mar 202613 Mar 2026Pink Floyd guitar sold for record-breaking $14.6mThe guitar was used by David Gilmour on some of Pink Floyd's best-known albums, including Dark Side of the Moon.13 Mar 20265 Feb 2026Newly discovered Michelangelo foot sketch sells for £16.9mExperts at Christie's say it is a foot sketch of the Libyan Sibyl, which was later painted on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.5 Feb 20262 Dec 2025Rare Fabergé egg fetches record £22.9m at London auctionThe Imperial Winter Egg with 4,500 diamonds was commissioned by Russia's Tsar Nicholas II in 1913.2 Dec 202528 Mar 2025Indian mural that spent decades on Norwegian hospital wall sells for record $13.8mThe 14-foot-wide mural by MF Husain sold for an unprecedented $13.8m (£10.6m) in New York last week.28 Mar 202522 Jan 2025Rock legend Jeff Beck's guitar sells for over £1mThe sale of 130 guitars, amps and pedals follows the star's death at the age of 78 in 2023.22 Jan 2025...
