A rare 1902 South Africa Veld Pond coin has sold for a record sum at auction. Any guesses as to how much it was worth to its new owner?

A pinnacle work by Vladimir Tretchikoff leads Strauss & Co’s September Auction Week from 16-18 September 2024.

A jersey belonging to US baseball legend Babe Ruth shattered the record for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever auctioned.

Harrison Ford’s fedora from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom sold for R11,97 million at a Propstore auction, surpassing estimates.

A Zimbabwean cattle rancher has purchased a prized bull at a South African farmer’s auction for an unprecendented amount.

The auction of a stegosaurus skeleton, ‘Apex,’ for R 850 million has sparked debate over private ownership of dinosaur fossils.

Kobe Bryant’s Staples Center locker and Maradona’s 1986 FIFA World Cup jersey went on display on Friday in New York.

Don’t look now but you might be sitting on a small fortune in your wallet, following the record auction of a rare R5 coin. Here’s more …

A gold watch found on the body of the richest passenger on the doomed Titanic has been auctioned for R27.8 million.

Music icon Elton John’s personal items brought in almost $8 million at auction on Wednesday in New York. See what sold below …

Nelson Mandela’s first daughter, Makaziwe, wanted to auction his personal items to finance a memorial garden in Qunu, Eastern Cape.

Anele is hoping to bid on this stylish piece of clothing that once belonged to the late South African president Nelson Mandela…

The grandsons of former president Nelson Mandela, Mbuso and Ndaba, say their family did not have a discussion about the auction.

Discover the story behind Mandela’s ID auction, where his personal green ID book is expected to fetch over R1.4 million.

Nearly 100 items of the late former SA president Nelson Mandela will be auctioned in February. Here are five items allegedly on the list.

Nelson Mandela’s 70-year-old daughter, Makaziwe, has won in a legal battle to have the former president’s items sold.

Nelson Mandela’s belongings, which will be auctioned off in February, are estimated to the value of R56 million.

The Anchor Creek Marina and amusement park situated in Deneysville in the Free State will go under the hammer next week.

Princess Diana’s iconic ballerina-style dress, by designer Jacques Azagury, set the fashion cosmos ablaze at Julien’s Auctions.

Six of Argentine football sensation Lionel Messi’s match-worn jerseys from the 2022 World Cup have achieved an astonishing sale price.

One of the Drakensberg’s oldest resorts, The Nest, is to be auctioned off this week. The family-run business will be sold as a going concern.

A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record sum at a French auction on Sunday.

A bottle of The Macallan 1926, described by Sotheby’s auction house as the “most valuable whisky in the world”, went under the hammer.

The final ever painting by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt is expected to break records when it is auctioned by Sotheby’s in London.

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s house and cars will allegedly be finally auctioned in an aim to pay off his 2017 loan.

The house on auction, listed in the Bidders Choice website is said to belong to reality TV star, Mrs Mops and her husband, Isaac Mophatlane.

Hamilton Ndlovu’s fleet of luxury vehicles were placed under the hammer after he was accused of having pocketed 90% of Covid-19 PPE tenders.

Self-proclaimed billionaire Mandla Lamba’s belongings will be auctioned this July since he failed to pay a former employee R750 000.

Believed to be the only fine jewelry Princess Diana owned, the Swan Lake Suite set will go on auction in June.

Former Tshakuma Tsha Madzivhandela (TTM) owner, Lawrence Mulaudzi, has reportedly had two of his cars repossessed.

From hotelier to property guru? Lerato Kganyago – the niece of SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago – has hinted at buying Terry Pheto’s house.

A tweet posted by Terry Pheto in 2021 about living a soft life after winning the lotto has re-emerged amid news of her home on auction…

Princess Diana’s iconic purple ball gown is going under the hammer. For just over R2 million, it can be yours.

The Levi’s jeans, with holes and splatters of candle wax, were bought by a 23-year-old vintage clothing dealer at an auction in New Mexico.

Elon Musk’s college sweetheart is auctioning a cache of photos and Musk memorabilia. Here’s how much people are bidding…

Dr Malinga touched the hearts of many fans on ‘Podcast & Chill’ when he broke down as he relived the auctioning of his assets.

Tweeps believe Mohale won’t get any money from Somizi after SARS reportedly auctioned Mhlongo’s furniture to pay his R3.5 million tax debt.

Cyril Ramaphosa is not only the President of South Africa, he’s also a very shrewd – and super rich – businessman.

A secret spy ‘pen gun’ that was once owned by Oliver Tambo has been tokenised into a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) and is going up for sale.

A UK pensioner has become an instant millionaire after she discovered a 34-carat diamond worth over R40 million in her jewellery box.

Tata Mandela’s shirts are as iconic as his political legacy and personality. The shirts are part of 100 items going on auction in New York.

Muhammad Ali hoped to use his drawing of South Africa to speak out against apartheid in Namibia and South Africa.

A 329-year-old wine estate on the slopes of the Simonsberg in Stellenbosch is set to be sold in a virtual auction this August.

Handle with Care: A slice of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s 40-year-old wedding cake is going up for auction and could fetch R10 000.

Christie’s is selling a bottle of space wine for R14.4 million, The Petrus 2000 vintage spent 14 months in orbiting the earth.

Prince William and Duchess Catherine’s former Range Rover is set for auction next month and could sell for just £30 000.

Australian cricketing great Don Bradman’s ‘baggy green’ cap from his Test debut against England in 1928 is being put up for auction.

A pair of old glasses that Mahatma Gandhi gave away in South Africa nearly 100 years ago makes a surprised Englishman rich.

Capetonian artist Razia Myers knows no bounds when it comes to creating inspiring art.

Mistakes at a car auction can be expensive and downright embarrassing. Do some research before you bid.

Even by Bosasa’s standards, this list of goods up for auction is ostentatious. But a legal challenge from Gavin Watson’s nephew could halt the bidding.

Millennials enter the art scene and spend millions on their favourite artist’s work based on pop culture favourites, The Simpsons.

Work by South African artist, Peter Clarke will be on auction next month and the auctioneers at Stephan Welz & Co. are expecting some high bids.

Take a look at Blackwood Manor – the ‘magical’ house situated in the exclusive Constantia Nek area of Hout Bay that is up for auction.

For those who wish to live in a magical kingdom next to the Indian ocean, this is for you. The Noetzie Castle near Knysna are up for auction this February. Take a look:

Fresh from the remarkable successes of its recent Johannesburg auction in November 2017, Aspire Art Auctions is lining up another top roster of high-quality fine art in its upcoming Summer sale.

Anything of value lurking in your attic? It might be worth your while having it appraised.

A painting reflecting the rebellious and playful spirit of artist Walter Battiss forms a centrepiece of a fine art and design auction in Johannesburg on November 21 and 22.

In South Africa, younger art buyers are growing into their collections, and are buying different types of art in many different media.

The daylong sale generated a turnover of R65 412 721, a solid result based on a value sell-through rate of 84.3%.

Prison inmates’ artworks are to be auctioned by Stephan Welz & Co. on October 10 as part of a project to fund the planting of 1 million orchids in the Western Cape over the next 20 to 30 years.

John Hume believes regulating the market will significantly reduce poaching…

Paintings from the art collection of South African literary luminary and anti-apartheid activist André P Brink go on auction by Stephan Welz & Co. in Cape Town on June 6 and 7.

The annual festival of pyjama cricket is upon us again as the world’s best prepare for a six-week slog around India. Here’s who struck gold… and who will be watching on TV with the rest of us.

The sale, scheduled to take place at the Wanderers Club on 7 November, includes a number of important works repatriated to this country from international collections, notably by Preller, Walter Battiss, Cecil Skotnes and Edoardo Villa.

A night of vigorous bidding at Strauss & Co’s s spring auction in Cape Town generated R58 million in sales, a record for the Cape Town office and the second highest individual sale result for South Africa’s leading auction house. The sale, which featured over 630 pieces, achieved an 82.5% sell-through rate, an achievement unmatched by rivals.

Leading auction house Strauss & Co’s forthcoming spring sale in Cape Town takes place on 10 October.

Irma Stern’s captivating 1943 portrait, Portrait of Freda Feldman in Basuto Hat, is back in South Africa and up for auction in Johannesburg this month, but the story of this piece and its artist is a touching one of friendship and support.

If you have a spare couple-of-million lying around, you could have been in the running to buy Robert Hodgins’ Bad Man with Great Threads. The roguish piece sold yesterday for R2,4 million – more than three times the pre-sales estimate.

The Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery exhibition is coming to the Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town, this month. Treasures once part of the historic Vergelegen estate in Somerset West will be sold by Strauss & Co in their much anticipated auction on 14 March.

As the prices at auction for contemporary art begin to climb, we ask if international buyers are starting to notice? We wonder if South African art is the next place for buyers with big cheque books to make their mark.

Strauss & Co’s summer auction on 9 November at the Wanderers Club will include among its highlights an Italian casting of Anton van Wouw’s famous Dagga Smoker.

The star of the show at Strauss & Co’s winter sale held last night at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg was undoubtedly JH Pierneef, when a new all-time world record was set by his previously unseen painting, Farm Jonkershoek with Twin Peaks Beyond, Stellenbosch.

A collection of more than 150 South African weapons and artefacts from the 19th century will go on auction in Britain this month.