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Gandhi portrait sells for £152,800

July 15, 2025 8:00 pm

Thought to be the only oil portrait that Mahatma Gandhi sat for, the Clare Leighton canvas was painted in 1931

Tipu Sultan’s bedchamber sword auctioned for 14 million pounds in London

May 25, 2023 8:14 pm

The sword had a guide price between GBP 1,500,000 and 2,000,000 but went on to surpass that estimate to fetch GBP 14,080,900.

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Ballet NFTs starring Russian dancer Natalia Osipova offered for auction

December 02, 2021 10:38 am

Natalia Osipova and her partner wanted to use some of the funds to set up a ballet company, Bonhams head of digital art, Nima Sagharchi, said during a preview of the works.

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Muhammad Ali sketches fetch knockout prices at New York auction

October 07, 2021 12:27 pm

Ali's passion for art was little known but he liked to sketch as a way of unwinding after a fight or training

Drawings by boxing legend Muhammad Ali up for auction

October 02, 2021 1:57 pm

The 24-piece collection, many of them in cartoon style and some of them signed, reflect Ali's interest in religion and social justice, but there are also some that picture him in the ring

Ferrari races to $38 million sale, most ever for car at auction

August 15, 2014 8:58 pm

The price offered on Thursday by the bidder surpassed the bid for 1954 Mercedes Benz W196 race car in 2013.

Female Samurai suit set for auction

October 22, 2012 4:25 pm

A rare Samurai suit worn by a member of a fearsome band of Japanese warrior women is expected to fetch 40,000 pounds at an auction.

Bid for Jahangir

March 18, 2011 1:37 am

A rare life-size painting of Mughal emperor Jahangir is set to go under the hammer at the Indian and Islamic Art auction at the Bonhams in the UK on April 5.