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hothardware.comA black Tom Ford leather jacket worn by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang fetched $960,000 at auction. Proceeds will support fellowships and grants through the Edge Institute.
ESPNA collection of baseballs signed by every U.S. president since Theodore Roosevelt fetched $3,055,000 at Hunt Auctions' MLB All-Star event. The unnamed owner spent three decades assembling the set, which includes documented provenance for several balls.
abcnews.go.comA pair of New Balance cleats worn by Shohei Ohtani in the first game of the 2025 Tokyo Series is up for auction. The signed cleats feature his dog Decoy and were worn during a Dodgers win over the Cubs.
nypost.comEwbank’s Auctioneers in Surrey sold an empty Super Mario 64 box signed by Shigeru Miyamoto for £8,450. Pokémon trading cards and sealed games also fetched high prices in the sale that reached £200,000 overall. nypost.com reported the results from last week.
winnipegfreepress.comA nearly 38-foot Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton sold for a record $50.1 million at Sotheby's in New York. The sale more than doubles the previous auction high and has renewed discussion about private ownership of vertebrate fossils.
theconversation.comA Tyrannosaurus rex fossil sold for $50.1 million after a Stegosaurus nicknamed Apex fetched $44.6 million at Sotheby’s. The New York Times reported the sales.
WiredSotheby’s opens live bidding July 14 on a 61-percent-complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton discovered in South Dakota. The specimen, mounted for display, carries an estimate of up to $30 million. Paleontologists note that private purchases increasingly remove such fossils from perm…
The 38-foot fossil discovered on a South Dakota ranch will be sold Tuesday. It is 61 percent complete by bone count and includes rare elements such as both feet.
observer.comA rare July 1776 printing fetched $3,646,443 at Goldin’s auction on July 8. George E. Norcross III placed the winning bid for his family after an 11th copy surfaced days earlier.
winnipegfreepress.comA 19-year-old Portland resident purchased a warm-up jacket later authenticated as worn by Wilt Chamberlain. The item is expected to sell for $150,000 to $250,000 at Sotheby's.
artnews.comA painting by Amedeo Modigliani from a private collection fetched $63.9 million at Sotheby's in London. The sale formed part of a two-day auction that brought in $392.6 million overall.
The Treasury auctioned $44 billion of 7-year notes with a high yield of 4.260%. Indirect bidder demand fell to 57.55% from a record 78.4% in May.
focustaiwan.twThe U.S. Treasury conducted a sale of 7-year notes that produced a high yield of 4.290 percent. The auction drew a bid-cover ratio of 2.5 with notable shifts in direct and indirect bidder shares.
The U.S. Treasury completed a sale of 2-year notes with a high yield rate of 4.189%. The bid-cover ratio held at 2.64 while direct and indirect bidder shares shifted from prior levels.
nypost.comThe ball from OG Anunoby's tip-in in Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals goes on sale June 30. Darren Rovell projected it could reach $3 million.
UFC Collectibles opened bidding June 16 on the stool used by seven fighters at the June 14 White House event. With more than ten days left, the current high stands at $5,170 including premium.
nypost.comSotheby's will sell 29 jerseys worn during the first three games of the series along with game balls and nets. Bidding opens June 30 and runs through July 8.
NewsweekAn 88-year-old woman bought a painting for less than $100 in the 1960s. Artificial intelligence later helped identify it as a work by Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell, leading to its sale at auction for about $254,000.
New York PostAn online auction of 46 lots from the Louise Taper Collection opened June 14 and runs through June 23. Items include hats worn by presidents and a first printing of the Bill of Rights.
nypost.comA sealed copy of the 1985 Nintendo game fetched $3 million at Heritage Auctions, surpassing the prior $1.56 million record set by a sealed Super Mario 64 in 2021.
EuronewsA first-edition copy of Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel is set for auction at Christie’s on 30 June. The volume remains in its original cloth binding and contains typographical errors from the rushed printing.
manilatimes.netBroad Arrow Auctions will conduct its first Paris auction on February 3, 2027, during Rétromobile Week at The Peninsula Paris hotel. The sale will feature collector cars and include preview days from February 1 to 3.
Abc NewsChristie’s will offer a rare 1847 first edition of Emily Brontë’s novel in its original cloth binding on June 30, 2026, alongside Anne Brontë’s 'Agnes Grey.' The combined lot is estimated at 400,000 to 600,000 pounds.
The VergeA 1985 second-run copy of Super Mario Bros. sealed with a glossy sticker sold for $3 million, more than tripling the prior record set in 2021.
Le MondeA bag made from collagen extracted from a Tyrannosaurus rex femur will go under the hammer at Hotel Drouot. The estimated price range is €300,000 to €500,000.
nypost.comA handbag made from lab-grown Tyrannosaurus rex collagen will be auctioned at Hôtel Drouot with an estimate of €300,000 to €500,000.
focustaiwan.twThe auction produced a 2.64 bid-to-cover ratio and showed indirect buyers taking 63.7 percent of the notes. The high yield rose 22.7 basis points from the prior sale.
Fox NewsThe Cleveland Cavaliers are selling the chair Taylor Swift occupied during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the New York Knicks. Bidding opened at $100 and reached $800 within two days, with the auction scheduled to close on June 14.
ESPNThe seat Taylor Swift occupied at Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals is being sold on The Realest with a Gold OVD certificate. Bidding reached $800 after 17 bids as of Saturday afternoon.
nypost.comThe courtside seats occupied by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce during the 2026 Eastern Conference finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks will be auctioned. Additional items include seats linked to other celebrities and game-used equipment from the series.
The Global Dairy Trade price index declined 0.6 percent on June 2, reversing the prior session's 0.6 percent gain. Average winning prices fell to $4,021 per metric ton from $4,198.
abcnews.go.comThe Mexican government will auction a plot inside a Tapalpa country club where Nemesio Oseguera, known as El Mencho, was killed in February. The property carries a starting price of about $750,000 and is one of 211 lots scheduled for sale on Thursday.
ForbesThe Cleveland Cavaliers and The Realest auctioned authenticated memorabilia including a bottle of grip powder used by LeBron James. The item sold for $2,150 and ranked as the highest-selling non-jersey item among 44 collectibles.
National ReviewRecent sales at an art fair produced higher prices for certain abstract paintings. Additional pieces featuring interior scenes, ocean views, and textile works also changed hands.
nationalpost.comArgentina placed 15 shale oil blocks in the Vaca Muerta formation up for auction. State-controlled YPF simultaneously announced a $25 billion oil export project.
etftrends.comThe Treasury sold $19 billion of 10-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. The high yield reached 2.169 percent with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.52.
SemaforA Jackson Pollock painting and a Constantin Brancusi sculpture sold for $181 million and $108 million. The sales indicate renewed strength at the top of the art market.
wwd.comBonhams will hold a sale of Diane Keaton's personal items in New York on 8 June. The exhibition includes collages, clothing, scripts and other objects from the actor's collection.
nypost.comA drip painting by an Abstract Expressionist artist sold for $181.2 million including fees at Christie’s. A bronze head by a Romanian sculptor from the S.I. Newhouse collection brought $107.6 million at the same auction.
domusweb.itA red rectangular abstract painting by Mark Rothko sold for $85.8 million. The sale occurred during spring auctions in New York. The auction house described it as a strong start to the season.
CnbcNearly $2 billion in art will be offered at auctions in New York over the next week, the largest test of the market since the start of the Iran war. Three works carry estimates of up to $100 million each, with more than 20 others estimated above $20 million. Auction houses report…
foxnews.comA 5.5-carat triangular-cut diamond described as the largest fancy vivid blue-green diamond known to exist sold for more than 13.5 million Swiss francs at Christie’s in Geneva on Wednesday. The price more than doubled the amount the same stone fetched at auction in 2014. The aucti…
Nbc NewsChristie’s will sell 16 works from the private collection of the late media executive S.I. Newhouse on May 18. The sale, which features pieces by Jackson Pollock, Constantin Brancusi, Pablo Picasso and Jasper Johns, is projected to total roughly $450 million. Combined with prior…
udiscovermusic.comA 1977 Topps Series 1 Luke Skywalker bubblegum card sold for $730,072 at auction, more than doubling the previous record for such an item. The card was part of a larger Star Wars memorabilia sale by Heritage Auctions that totaled $3,811,584. Other items included a 5-foot Millenni…
vancouversun.comRare items such as a modified guitar and a bottle of wine have sold for millions at recent auctions. Experts attribute the high values to scarcity and uniqueness. These sales reflect trends in luxury spending among high-net-worth individuals.
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewA rare gold coin known as 'Una and the Lion,' minted in 1839, sold for £110,000 at auction. Fewer than 300 of these coins were produced, and the example came from an estate in Bangor, Wales. The coin features a design by William Wyon depicting Una leading a lion, based on Edmund…