Now playing Next Art Marvel covers artworks starring Stan Lee go up for blockchain auction "Stan's favourite thing in the world was cameos... and what better way to put a tribute together for him than have him be the cameos in all of his favourite comic books," says Rob Prior. 29/10/2021
Now playing Next Culture news The world's first postal stamp on sale for an expected €4 million Its owner believes the ungummed stamp symbolises the beginning of mass communication and is worth ten times what he bought it for. The sale will take place at Sotheby's London next month. 26/10/2021
Now playing Next Art Is Vegas the new go-to destination for US art? Picasso fans think so The MGM Resorts group have somewhat of a ubiquitous presence on the Vegas strip. An enormous sale of half of their Picasso collection has the rest of the world asking - since when did Vegas own so much art? 25/10/2021
Now playing Next France World’s largest triceratops 'Big John' sells for €6.6 million in Paris The seven-metre long skeleton was discovered in the United States in 2014 and was only expected to fetch up to €1.5 million. 21/10/2021
Now playing Next no comment A triceratops reaches nearly 7 million euros in Paris The largest triceratops ever discovered was sold at auction in Paris for for 6.65 million euros ($7.74 million) on Thursday. 21/10/2021
Now playing Next Money French daily newspaper sold as an NFT French newspaper “20 Minutes” has documented all the stages of this digital epic through a series of articles entitled "Diary of an NFT" and was sold at a charity auction on Tuesday evening. 20/10/2021
Now playing Next Art Shredded Banksy artwork sells for nearly €22 million at auction 'Love is in the Bin': Shredded Banksy artwork sells for nearly €22 million at auction 14/10/2021
Now playing Next Art Banksy's Balloon Girl expected to fetch over €2.5million at auction The Bristol-born UK artist redefined our perceptions of street art in the 2000s. Christie's London auction house expect Banksy's 2005 remake of Girl With Balloon to sell for millions next week. 07/10/2021
Now playing Next Culture news ‘Unheard’ John Lennon recording sells for €50,000 in Copenhagen The cassette tape features a performance that hasn't been listened to in over 50 years, along with an interview conducted by four Danish schoolboys. 28/09/2021
Now playing Next France Big John, the biggest triceratops ever found, goes on display in Paris "On the top of being the biggest specimen in size, it is also very well preserved, up to 60 per cent of the skeleton which is incredible." 02/09/2021
Now playing Next Belarus Medal won by exiled Belarusian sprinter auctioned to support athletes Krystsina Tsimanouskaya's silver medal from the 2019 European Games was sold for €17,800 on eBay to a collector from the United States. 27/08/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom 'Most expensive' stamp in the world goes on display in London The British Guiana 1c Magenta is the only one of its kind to survive from the former British Colony. 15/07/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Stamp auction: British Guiana One-Cent Magenta stamp goes under the hammer Stamp auction: British Guiana One-Cent Magenta stamp goes under the hammer 08/06/2021
Now playing Next Romania Romania ex-dictator's plane sold for 120,000 euros With "Socialist Republic of Romania" once emblazoned on its side, a Rombac plane belonging to Nicolae Ceausescu's fleet sold in an auction on Thursday. 28/05/2021
Now playing Next USA Einstein's E=MC2 equation letter sets off bidding war at auction The letter from 1946 sold for more than $1.2 million (€1 million) — three times its estimated price. 22/05/2021
Now playing Next United Arab Emirates Charity auction featuring artworks by Mandela raises €8.2 million Art-loving philanthropists dug deep into their pockets to support the 100 Million Meals campaign — the biggest food drive in the MENA region. 06/05/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Bitcoin and Ethereum will be accepted in Sotheby's Banksy auction While NFTs are growing in popularity, physical artworks have yet to be swept up in the world of cryptocurrencies. Until now, that is. 04/05/2021
Now playing Next World French government auctions off €28 million worth of Bitcoin Bitcoin crossed the $60,000 (€50 195) mark for the first time in its history on Saturday. 17/03/2021
Now playing Next USA €400,000 15th century Chinese artifact bought for €30 at US yard sale The piece, one of only seven such bowls known to exist in the world, will be up for auction in New York on March 17 as part of Sotheby’s Auction of Important Chinese Art. 03/03/2021
Now playing Next France Unseen Van Gogh goes on display before Sotheby's auction in March The work depicts a rarely seen view of Paris in the nineteenth century. 'Scène de rue à Montmartre' shows how the busy suburb used to be a rural, tranquil place. 25/02/2021