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A Rembrandt painting that was estimated at just €15,000 two years ago at auction is now offered at Sotheby's upcoming sale with a £15 million price tag.

A pair of cabinets never seen before, crafted by Georg Haupt, will soon be auctioned in Stockholm, along with intimate portraits from Dalarna, a Pre-Raphaelite portrait and an envelope dating back to 1895.

A spectacular Rolex GMT-Master went up for auction four years after its initial sale, and the final hammer price surpassed twice its original value.

Following the recent addition of 'Kitchen Cimabue' to the Louvre collection last week, the French museum is now merely €1.3 million short of acquiring Jean Siméon Chardin's renowned still life. They have issued a call for public funding.

A dreamy 1904 composition depicts Aurora, the goddess of dawn, chasing away the night.

At the highest stratosphere of the auction market, 12 paintings have each sold for over $100 million. From works by Picasso to the famous da Vinci, here are the most expensive paintings ever sold at auction.

Sotheby's November auction of Emily Fisher Landau's estate just recorded the most expensive sale of the year with a $139.4 million Picasso portrait, as well as a new record for Agnes Martin.

A recent auction in London featured record-breaking ceramics by Dame Lucie Rie and Hans Coper.

Next month, the exquisite 17th-century apartment of Maison Semonville in Paris will be emptied of its eclectic furniture, decorative arts and paintings, which will go up for auction.

A double-sided canvas by Fernand Léger headlines this incredible private art collection that goes up for auction next month at Phillips.

It has been a few days since the last gavel was hit in London for the massive Freddie Mercury auction that included over 1,500 items, becoming the greatest memorabilia sale of all time.

Last week, Gérard Depardieu's private collection sold for over €4 million.

Gustave Courbet's late work, which is also the artist's largest nude painting in auction history, was discovered in a collection in 2013 and will now go under the hammer in early June.

This upcoming auction offers an exciting journey through the history of 20th-century art, including works by masters such as Gustav Klimt, Lucio Fontana and Alexej von Jawlensky.

Jurassic Park up for auction! Here we investigate who buys dinosaur skeletons and why they sell for multimillion dollar prices.

The auction of Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul G. Allen's estimated $1 billion collection surpassed expectations, generating multiple records and nine-figure prices.

Almost 40 years after its last auction, a work from Piet Mondrian's best-known creative period could set another auction record.

Styles tend to come back in vogue so choosing vintage, pre-loved and second-hand clothes over brand new ones is likely to be an investment which pays off – for your pocket and the planet.

The Microsoft co-founder's art collection is poised to break records at auction this autumn.

Last week, the renowned Viennese auction house Dorotheum sold off paintings from Old Masters and the 19th century. Absolute top results were achieved in both categories.

The collection of one of the 20th-century's most interesting couples reveals the elusive world of British aristocratic and political post-war society.

Discover who the bold-faced buyers of the world's most expensive paintings are.

From antiques and fine art to covetable rare pieces, if you’re looking to ship something precious, you want to do it with care. That’s where the experts come in.

Following the record sale of Chardin's painting 'The Strawberry Basket', the Louvre has now expressed its interest in the work and would like it to be classified as a national treasure.