A vintage belt bought for a fiver at a charity shop on a Caribbean holiday has been sold for nearly £2,000 – after turning out to be a French designer treasure. A holidaymaker purchased the item for £5 during a trip to
Tycoon Col. John Jacob Astor was one of the wealthiest people in the world when he died as the liner sank on April 15, 1912. Astor, 47, helped his pregnant wife Madeleine, 19, into a lifeboat after the Titanic struck an iceberg
A picture of what could have been the iceberg that sank the Titanic has been put up for auction. The black and white photo was taken by an undertaker onboard a body recovery ship in the aftermath of the sinking that killed
A letter from a Dambusters hero who launched the iconic bouncing bomb that destroyed its target has been discovered hidden behind a signed print. Flying Officer Edward Cuthbert Johnson recalls in the note, right: “I am an original 617 Squadron member and
One of the oldest Christian liturgical books is expected to sell for more than $2.6 million at an auction in London. The Crosby-Schøyen Codex was written on Egyptian papyrus from around 250-350 A.D., and produced in one of the first monasteries. “It’s
“Britain’s clumsiest husband” has cost his wife another £1,000 – after falling into a bidding war with HIMSELF for a painting. Debbie Stephens, 60, said all she could do was “watch in shock” as husband Craig, 55, bid on the artwork –
Auctioneers raised a few eyebrows among posh salesroom bidders after flogging a second-hand sex doll called Belle alongside hundreds of antiques. The silicon “companion doll” was described as being in “good overall condition with its original box” when it was sold by
A rare early football programme from before the First World War has sold for more than 20,000 times its original value at auction. The booklet was produced for a match between Sheffield United and Middlesbrough in the old Division One from 1911,
A case of old hockey cards possibly containing the game’s Great One has fetched more than $3.7 million after it was discovered in a Regina home. WATCH MELTED IN HIROSHIMA BLAST SELLS FOR OVER $30K AT AUCTION Heritage Auctions says the winning
The iconic shirt worn by Colin Firth in the TV series Pride And Prejudice is up for auction. The shirt, which became famous when Mr Darcy, played by Firth, emerged from a lake, is expected to fetch between £7,000 and £10,000. The