top of page
.png){kind=logo}
GOD SAVE THE KING ($200,000 – $230,000+)
Born on June 3, 1865, George Frederick Ernest Albert (later King George V) was never expected to rule, standing third in line to the...
Jan 93 min read
PAVAROTTI SHMAVAROTTI ($130,000 – $140,000+)
On April 19, 2016, scientists revealed groundbreaking findings about one of history's most extraordinary voices. A team from Austria, the...
Jan 22 min read
THE KITCHEN MASTERPIECE ($103,500 – $115,000)
For years, it hung barely noticed above a stove in a small French kitchen, accumulating grease and grime. To its 90-year-old owner, the...
Jan 22 min read
WINE BRICKS ($65,000 – $85,000)
On January 17, 1920, the United States enacted a nationwide ban on alcohol. Their goal was to curb the social chaos associated with...
Nov 24, 20242 min read
AQUA TOFANA ($65,000 – $85,000)
The bottle was elegant, but its contents were deadly. Aqua Tofana – colourless, odourless, and tasteless – was the perfect poison! For...
Nov 21, 20242 min read
THAT’S BANANAS ($125,000 – $150,000)
At a Sotheby’s auction in New York, on November 20, 2024, a piece of art sold for a whopping $6.2 million, surprising everyone with its...
Nov 21, 20242 min read
THE GINGER ALE GAMBLE ($161,000 – $195,500)
Growing up, my family was firmly embedded towards the lower end of ‘middle class’. We had enough to get by, but there wasn’t very much...
Oct 26, 20243 min read
BLABBERMOUTH ($103,000 – $109,000)
On August 8, 1963, a gang of 15 robbers executed a meticulously planned heist, stealing £2.6 million from a Royal Mail train in the UK....
Oct 23, 20242 min read
THE FAST & THE FOOLISH ($55,000 – $65,000+)
In Denmark, police were baffled by a series of dangerous motorcycle stunts – reckless speeding, wheelies, and near-misses – that had put...
Oct 9, 20242 min read
SIGN UP FOR
bottom of page