Joseph Rudyard Kipling (pictured) was born in 1865 in Bombay to his British colonial parents, John and Alice Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling was born in 1865 in Bombay to his British colonial parents, John and Alice Kipling. His father was an artist
The most expensive home in the nation, a Bel Air mega-mansion known as ‘The One,’ sold for only $126 million to a mystery buyer at a bankruptcy auction, less than have of its $295 million discount asking price as estate agents dubbed
Private equity giant Bain Capital pulls out of Boots takeover auction – raising prospect of a London listing By Archie Mitchell For The Daily Mail Published: 17:56 EST, 1 March 2022 | Updated: 18:26 EST, 1 March 2022 The frontrunner to take
Rare first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone expected to reach £100,000 at auction
Rare first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone that was almost returned to the shop when it was bought in 1997 because it didn’t have a dust jacket is expected to sell for over £100,000 at auction A first edition
Snowdrop bulb kicks up a storm by fetching a whopping £1,850 in online auction A rare snowdrop bulb has sold for a record-breaking £1,850 in an eBay auction The Galanthus plicatus Golden Tears bulb was bought by an unnamed collector It was
They are photos which chart the majestic history of man’s first forays into space. The Apollo 11 rocket lifting off to carry Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to the moon; the first TV transmission from the lunar surface; the very
A stunning selection of vintage ski, travel and advertising posters are tipped to sell for £650,000 ($900,000). The colourful posters spanning the 1890s through to the 1950s promote the halcyon days of European winter holidays. There are also examples that celebrate the
A dog house from Costa Rica that was hit by a meteorite is to be sold at auction by Christie’s – with the ramshackle kennel expected to fetch $300,000. The meteorite hit the four-foot-high kennel in April 2019 – while the startled
Auction house Sotheby’s is auctioning the first ever piece of fine art that can be paid for using cryptocurrency. The auction firm’s New York outpost has announced that it will accept cryptocurrencies Bitcoin or Ethereum, also known as Ether, for Banky’s Love
A bottle of what’s believed to be the world’s oldest whiskey which dates back to Revolutionary times and was once owned by finance legend John Pierpont Morgan and Washington elites is hitting the auction block this summer. Skinner Auction House recently announced