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Sotheby's prepares to sell one of the rarest collection of whiskys on earth

142 bottles of some of the hardest-to-find whiskys around go up for bids in May.

Fortune

Freddie Mercury’s Martin D-35, reportedly used to write and record Crazy Little Thing Called Love, is going up for auction

The guitar will go under the hammer as part of a much larger Sotheby's auction of the late Queen frontman's private collection of art and music-related memorabilia

Guitar World

Freddie Mercury's private collection to be sold

LONDON: More than 1,500 items from Freddie Mercury's private collection, including costumes, unique objects and previously unseen handwritten draft lyrics, will be auctioned later this year, Sotheby's announced on Wednesday.

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Items from Freddie Mercury's private collection to go on show before being sold

It includes some of his most well-known stage costumes and props

Wales Online

Queen singer Freddie Mercury’s private collection to be auctioned

‘Hammer to fall’ on 1,500 objects kept at Queen frontman’s west London home, including handwritten lyrics and some of his favourite stage costumes

Evening Standard

Collection of 1,500 items from Freddie Mercury’s private collection to go on sale

Items from the Queen frontman’s beloved home will go on display from August 4 until September 5, which would have marked his 77th birthday.

The Independent UK

Freddie Mercury's amazing private collection of everything to be exhibited before being sold at auction

Freddie Mercury's iconic crown and cloak can be yours, as can the guitar on which Crazy Little Thing Called Love was written and the handwritten lyrics for We Are The Champions

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Eddie Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher Kramer sells at auction for just under $4 million

The red-white-and-black S-style electric guitar that Paul Unkert built Eddie becomes one of the most expensive guitars of all time

MusicRadar

Eddie Van Halen’s Hot For Teacher Kramer sells at auction for nearly $4,000,000

The Kramer exceeded its auction estimate by almost $1,000,000, and is now one of the most expensive guitars ever sold

Guitar World

Woman buys grubby sculpture for £28 only to discover it's priceless artwork

Art collector Laura Young bought the sculpture from a Goodwill store in Texas, America, for £28 but later discovered it's actually a 2,000-year-old ancient Roman work of art

Daily Mirror

Miley Cyrus chose this iconic LA home for her 'Flowers' video – here's where you may have seen it before

Before serving as Miley's backdrop, the William Pereira-designed property served Frank Sinatra and a certain Netflix show...

Homes & Gardens

Madonna's obsession with Wallis Simpson revealed as the Queen of Pop shares heartbreaking reason she feels connected to the late royal

Madonna's obsession with Wallis Simpson shows her deepest vulnerabilities as well as a shared passion for the finer things in life

Woman & Home

Sotheby’s to Auction World’s Largest Ruby in New York in June

The largest ruby in the world to come to auction will be offered by Sotheby's in New York in June, the auction house said at a preview in Hong Kong on Monday, and is estimated to achieve more than $30 million. That would probably make the 55.22-carat gem, known as…

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Michael Jordan's worn 1998 NBA Finals sneakers sold for astonishing amount

Arguably basketball's greatest ever player has had another item of memorabilia sold at auction and it was no surprise to see if fetch a record breaking sum

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Michael Jordan's 'Last Dance' sneakers sell for a record-breaking $2.2 million

Jordan wore the Air Jordans during the second half of Game 2 of the NBA Finals in 1998, a historic season widely known as Jordan's "Last Dance."

Fortune

Autographed, game-worn Air Jordans sell for $2.24 million

And another big auction is looming down the road.

The Independent UK

Actress Amita Suman partners with Sotheby’s for new contemporary art sale

The star of Netflix’s Shadow And Bone has selected a number of artworks to appear as part of the sale with the help of specialists.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Zelenskiy urges world leaders to act over beheading videos

Ukrainian president calls for action after videos circulated online appear to show soldiers beheaded by Russian forces. Plus, Nasa prepares for life on Mars

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The Independent UK

Michael Jordan’s 1998 Air Jordans sell for record $2.2m at auction

The valued sneakers were worn during the basketball star’s NBA Finals game in 1998 during his last year with the Chicago Bulls

Evening Standard

Michael Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ 1998 Air Jordans sell for record $2.2m

The valued sneakers were worn during the basketball star’s NBA Finals game in 1998 during his last year with the Chicago Bulls

Tribune News Service

Air Jordans worn by Michael Jordan during ‘Last Dance’ become most expensive sneakers ever auctioned

There’s a reason why Michael Jordan is called arguably the Greatest of All Time. But now his used kicks have the same bragging rights.

The Independent UK

Michael Jordan’s 1998 Air Jordans sell for record 2.2m dollars at auction

The valued sneakers were worn during the basketball star’s NBA Finals game in 1998 during his last year with the Chicago Bulls.

Sports Illustrated

Rare Air: Michael Jordan’s Shoes From 1998 NBA Finals Shatter Auction Record

The NBA legend’s sneakers beat the previous record by more than $750,000.

Guitar World

Eddie Van Halen's Hot for Teacher Kramer is going up for auction

Used in the song's iconic music video – and extensively by EVH throughout the early '80s – the guitar is projected by Sotheby's to sell for between 2 and 3 million dollars

The Independent UK

Document drawn up by King Charles II could fetch £600,000 at auction

One of only two surviving copies of the Declaration of Breda will be offered at Sotheby’s auction on May 4.

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