Brutus coin sets world record
A Roman coin depicting Brutus has been auctioned today for 2.7 million pounds (nearly 3 million euros), a record for an antique coin. The London auction house Roma Numismatics had quoted 500,000 pounds as an estimated price. On top of the hammer price, the buyer must pay 20% auction costs and the VAT on those […]
The proceeds are in line with expectations
Alfa Romeo B.A.T. Concept Cars 5,7 und 9 The three Alfa Romeos from 1953 to 1955 owe their futuristic streamlined shape to the aircraft engineer Franco Scaglione. They made $ 15.5 million. (Foto: Ron Kimball © 2020 RM Sothebys) New York The chorus of outraged voices has grown steadily louder since the beginning of October. Occasion: […]
Why this Santa and his reindeer could cost up to $ 250,000 – Telemundo New York (47)
LOS ANGELES (AP) – In 1964 a Christmas special was produced in animated television format and Santa and his reindeer Rudolph were the protagonists. Since then many children around the world grew up with these characters. In the middle of 2020, now the figures of the reindeer and the Santa who starred in the always […]
King Baudouin’s Aston Martin auctioned next week in K …
The British auction house Bonhams will be auctioning next Sunday a BMW 507 Series II Roadster from 1959 that still belonged to King Constantine II of Greece and a Aston Martin DB2 / 4 3.0-liter Sports Saloon from 1955 that belonged to King Baudouin of Belgium. For the BMW, the value is estimated by Bonhams […]
Biggie’s cheap crown brings in a lot of money
At the auction house Sotheby’s, a plastic crown of the rapper Notorious BIG went under the hammer for 600,000 dollars. The crown cost $ 6 at the time. Sotheby’s New York hosted its very first auction of hip-hop souvenirs this week. And that has generated a lot of money. For example, a plastic crown that […]