Hirst breaks record
15.47 Tue Sep 16 2008
Art work by Damien Hirst has sold for a total of more than £70 million.
Rare 'Lady of the Lamp' pic up for sale
12.44 Thu Sep 11 2008
A rare photograph of Florence Nightingale pictured shortly before she died is to go under the hammer.
Hirst banking on cash cow
23.22 Mon Sep 08 2008
Damien Hirst sends his latest work to auction at Sotherby's
Marilyn Monroe film is hot property
14.20 Wed Sep 03 2008
An amateur film of Marilyn Monroe on the set of Some Like It Hot has surfaced in Australia almost 50 years after it was shot.
First Beatles contract for sale
14.10 Wed Aug 20 2008
The first contract that led The Beatles to worldwide fame is going under the hammer.
Fab Four tape sold for £9,800
18.13 Tue Aug 05 2008
A reel-to-reel tape of a Beatles recording which features group members cracking jokes and breaking into giggles has sold for £9,800.
Beatles recording to be auctioned
06.49 Fri Aug 01 2008
A reel-to-reel tape of a Beatles recording, during which group members crack jokes and break into giggles, is to go under the hammer.
Film memorabilia goes on sale in LA
14.13 Thu Jul 31 2008
A massive auction of film memorabilia is set to take place in Hollywood.
Brown auction brings crowd but not bucks
09.02 Fri Jul 18 2008
An auction of James Brown's personal belongings fell short of expectations, with more than 300 lots on offer taking in just over £425,000.
Hendrix fire-guitar goes on auction
12.15 Thu Jul 17 2008
One of Jimi Hendrix's favourite guitars, set alight on a London stage and thought to have been lost forever, is to be auctioned.
Lennon lyrics fetch £350,000
14.23 Fri Jul 11 2008
John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for 'Give Peace A Chance', have sold for £350,000 at a rock memorabilia auction.
Lennon and Hendrix goods up for auction
06.36 Thu Jul 10 2008
Organisers of a rock memorabilia auction say the goods could drum up more than £1 million.
Royal memorabilia fetches thousands
19.01 Sat Jul 05 2008
A note from the Queen Mother asking a servant to pack a bottle of gin fetched £16,000 at an auction.
Man sells life online for £200,000
23.38 Sun Jun 29 2008
A man has auctioned his life, including his home, car and friends, for £200,000.
John McEnroe puts painting up for auction
23.12 Mon Jun 23 2008
The former Wimbledon champion is hoping the painting of him and his former wife Tatum O'Neal will raise around £350,000 for charity.
Rock n' Roll Auction
22.21 Wed Jun 18 2008
John Lennon's motorbike and Elton John's piano go under the hammer. Lynsey Hooper has the story.
Music memorabilia up for grabs
09.52 Tue Jun 17 2008
The Steinway Grand piano on which Elton John rehearsed Don't Go Breaking My Heart is up for auction.
Rowling pens Potter prequel
11.45 Thu May 29 2008
JK Rowling has written a 800-word prequel about Harry Potter which will be sold at auction.
Rare Monroe footage for sale
07.57 Thu May 29 2008
Behind-the-scenes footage of Marilyn Monroe's last film, The Misfits, is going under the hammer next month.
The world's most expensive dress?
09.48 Sun May 18 2008
A dress worth a million dollars is going up for auction this week in Cannes.
Freud work sells for record £17m
14.29 Wed May 14 2008
A Lucian Freud painting of a naked Jobcentre supervisor sleeping has broken the world auction record for a work by a living artist.
Lennon's lyrics go under the hammer
15.22 Wed Apr 30 2008
The handwritten lyrics of John Lennon's Give Peace A Chance will be sold at Christie's auction house.
Nude Bruni photo snapped up
08.47 Fri Apr 11 2008
A naked portrait of Carla Bruni has been sold at an auction in New York for a staggering £45,000.
Banksy's Morons sells at auction
08.04 Wed Apr 02 2008
A screenprint by Banksy that pokes fun at the art world has sold at auction in London.
Banksy auction
07.41 Wed Apr 02 2008
Some of the artist's works have gone under the hammer at Sotheby's
Banksy prints fail to sell
18.01 Tue Apr 01 2008
Three works by the guerilla street artist Banksy have failed to sell at auction.
Celeb egg-heads go up for auction
11.59 Wed Mar 19 2008
Chocolate Easter eggs with the faces of British celebrities etched onto them are going under the hammer to raise money for charity.
World's most expensive iPod goes on sale
07.50 Fri Mar 14 2008
The world's most expensive iPod has gone up for sale at a charity auction in London.
Moss nude portrait on sale
13.08 Tue Mar 11 2008
A nude portrait of Kate Moss is amongst a collection of photos to be auctioned for an estimated £1.5 million.
History up for auction
07.16 Fri Feb 29 2008
A New York City auction house is set to put a pop culture collection under the hammer.
Movie Memorabilia
04.31 Fri Feb 29 2008
There's an auction taking place in Las Vegas that will have movie fans clammering to beat the hammer. Lynsey Hooper has the story.
Contemporary art auction sets record
14.04 Thu Feb 28 2008
Masterpieces by famous artists such as Andy Warhol and Francis Bacon have gone under the hammer for a record £95 million.
World News (Morning) for February 17th, 2008
06.20 Sun Feb 17 2008
Kosovo to declare independence - Election protests in Pakistan -14 million dollar number plate.
Savoy auctions a piece of history
23.51 Mon Dec 17 2007
The world renowned Savoy is auctioning off its historical fixtures and fittings.
Rowling book fetches £1.95m
15.02 Thu Dec 13 2007
An exclusive hand-written and illustrated book by Harry Potter author JK Rowling has fetched £1.95 million at auction.
Gest's collection up for auction
09.29 Wed Dec 05 2007
A collection of entertainment memorabilia belonging to David Gest is going under the hammer.
Banksy art set to fetch thousands
11.21 Wed Oct 24 2007
A selection of works by famous street artist Banksy are set to fetch thousands when they go up for auction.
£10 million egg goes under the hammer
07.37 Fri Oct 05 2007
A rare chance to buy a 19th century Faberge egg will come about next month.
The £10 million egg
21.51 Thu Oct 04 2007
A rare chance to buy a 19th century Faberge egg will come about next month.
Lennon glasses sell to British collector
10.00 Wed Aug 01 2007
A pair of John Lennon's sunglasses have been snapped up by a British buyer for an undisclosed figure.
Pink Panther car set for auction
17.26 Sun Jun 24 2007
Memorabilia collectors from across the world are gearing up to make a bid for the original Pink Panther car.
Jackson auction kicks off
13.53 Thu May 31 2007
The auction of what is being described as the biggest collection of Jackson family memorabilia is under way in Las Vegas.
Jackson goods head to auction
12.48 Wed May 30 2007
The biggest collection of Jackson family memorabilia will soon be up for grabs when it heads to the auction block in Las Vegas.
Wacko Jacko items to be auctioned
15.34 Fri Apr 06 2007
An auction is set to be held selling hundreds of items that once belonged to the Jackson family.
U2 collection on show
06.56 Tue Apr 03 2007
A collection of U2 memorabilia will go on display in Dublin later, ahead of the Icons of Music auction in New York.
Hutchence belongings on eBay
13.58 Tue Mar 06 2007
Michael Hutchence's brother has defended his decision to sell off the late singer's personal belongings on eBay.
Batmobile sells for £120,000 at auction
09.06 Thu Mar 01 2007
Batman and Robin's famous car from the cult 1960s show has been sold for £120,000 at auction in London.
Bond book could be a bank buster
09.42 Thu Feb 15 2007
A damaged copy of the first James Bond novel Casino Royale is expected to fetch up to £10,000 at auction.