A stash of 165-year-old Cuban cigars salvaged from the wreck of the “Ship of Gold” are to go under the hammer this weekend — and, remarkably, they could still be smoked. The SS Central America sank in 1857 after being struck by
A rare coin collection linked to the British East India Company has been sold for a whooping £1.57 million. Robert Puddester built up the collection of 1,246 old coins over the course of more than four decades. He decided to sell his
Sir Michael Caine’s first ever car, a Rolls-Royce, has been tipped to fetch more than £150,000 at auction. The 1968 Rolls-Royce Shadow was bought by the actor when he was 35 just one year before he starred in The Italian Job. The
A Harry Potter book containing a personal message from JK Rowling is set to hit the market for nearly £3,000 after a librarian decided to sell her unique copy. Emily Daw was aged ten when she met JK Rowling following the publication
Princess Diana’s famous purple Victor Edelstein dress, worn for a series of portraits in 1991, has sold for a record sum at a Sotheby’s auction in New York. The gown eventually went for over five times its estimated price of $80,000-$120,000 (£65,000-£97,000)
A piece of jewellery once owned by Princess Diana has been bought at an auction by Kim Kardashian for over £160,000. A representative for the star picked up the Attallah Cross, which was worn by the late princess on several occasions, at