A digital collage by American artist Beeple which exists only as a JPG file sold Thursday for a record $69.3 million at Christie’s, fetching more money than physical works by many better-known artists. ‘Everydays: The First 5,000 Days’ became the most expensive ever ‘non-fungible token’ (NFT) – a collectible digital asset that uses blockchain technology … Read more
Christie’s is auctioning off artwork, homewares and jewelry owned by late New York City socialite, Nina Griscom. Griscom died in January from Lou Gehrig’s disease at the age 65, leaving behind a sizable collection of personal items. Art and decorative objects from Griscom’s plush Manhattan apartment will go under the hammer in a series of … Read more
Space aficionados can get their hands on the only photograph of Neil Armstrong’s famous steps on the moon and a self-portrait of Buzz Aldrin – the first selfie out in the cosmos. The rare photos are a part of a 2,400 vintage photo collection called Voyage To Another World that are up for online auction hosted … Read more
One of the most complete T-Rex fossils in the world has been sold for a record $31.8 million, nearly quadrupling the previous highest price for a dinosaur at auction. The fossil nicknamed Stan made mincemeat of an opening price of between six and eight million dollars at Christie’s in New York Tuesday. It shredded the … Read more
There’s no mystery about who this celebrates! New coin marks 100 years since publication of Agatha Christie’s first crime novel The Mysterious Affair At Styles introduced Hercule Poirot to the world in 1920 The coin is available on the Royal Mint’s website, priced from £10 to £1,115 The novel ushered in a golden age of … Read more
Book me in: Follow Poirot on the trail of Agatha Christie’s serial killer on the English Riviera In the ABC Murders, Christie uses real place names on the English Riviera Among them is Elberry Cove, where a body is found in the classic whodunnit Also featured is Torquay’s palm-fringed promenade and its Princess Gardens By … Read more
Chunk of moon rock weighing nearly 30lbs that was blasted off the lunar surface by an asteroid and fell to Earth as a meteorite is expected to fetch £2 million at auction The lunar meteorite blasted from the lunar surface after an asteroid collision The Moon rock fell to Earth in the Sahara desert and … Read more