Skip to content

Site search

Auctions

Sparkling earrings sit in a glass case in front of a portrait of Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe's jewellery, dresses and letters auctioned for her 100th birthday

Hundreds of the Hollywood icon's personal possessions have been put up for auction in California.

A black and white photograph of J.R.R. Tolkien sitting in a study, surrounded by bookcases and desks piled with books. He is wearing a suit and talking while making hand gestures.

'Rare' Tolkien books fail to sell at auction

The three books contain signatures from the author, which were cut out and pasted from letters.

A man with brown curly hair and beard smiling and holding a blue guitar with orange flames on its body and a thermometer up its stem - with a rack of guitars in the background.

Spinal Tap guitar played at Wembley up for auction

The unique instrument, used during the 2007 Live Earth concert, is expected to fetch up to £12,000.

Brown-coloured plaster cast of a pig's head on a green mount, hung on the wall.

Antique pig's head fetches £530 at auction

The head was hung on the wall at the White Horse Inn at Susworth near Scunthorpe.

A black speed boat-like vessel.

Prototype Bond boat sells for £51k at spy auction

An engima machine and set of Ian Fleming books also sell at the event.

Marilyn Monroe with short blonde hair, wearing a green jacket, resting her chin on her hand outdoors with soft background blur.

Marilyn Monroe autograph book sells for £3,600

An autograph book signed by Marilyn Monroe in Surrey fetches more than six times its estimate.

Jack Orgill holding a gold pocket watch in his outstretched hand. He has a gold thin ring on his pinkie finger. He is wearing a blue suit with a pink and white striped shirt and blue and red diagonally striped tie. He has brown hair which reaches his eyebrows. There is a 1997 black and white Newcastle United shirt hanging in a frame in the background.

Early Newcastle captain memorabilia up for auction

The items include a life-sized figure commemorating Newcastle's 1910 FA Cup victory.

British royal Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) wearing a black Christina Stambolian dress, attends a Vanity Fair party at the Serpentine Gallery in London, England, 20th November 1994.

Car Diana emerged from in 'revenge dress' up for sale

The Jaguar XJ40 that Princess Diana emerged from in that iconic outfit in 1994 is up for sale.

A 1934 Crossley Streamline car in a barn. It is black and covered in dust, with its bonnet facing a brick and wood wall. It is resting on bricks. On the right is the front of another vintage car.

Rare 1934 Streamline car sells for £62,000

Only two 1934 Crossley Streamlines are believed to exist, says an auctioneer.

...