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Close-up look at Turner's '£50m' Rome painting on show in the city
Turner’s early 19th century painting - Rome, from Mount Aventine - will be on display in the Italian capital for the first time ahead of an auction in London in December.
September 29, 2026Princess Diana's 'revenge dress' goes up for auction
Auction house Sotheby's expects the dress to sell for up to $300,000 (£220,000) when it goes under the hammer on 9 December.
September 11, 2026Meet 'Gus', the world's most expensive Tyrannosaurus rex
The sale price of the 67 million-year-old fossil exceeded the previous record set by a stegosaurus in 2024.
July 14, 2026Tyrannosaurus rex most expensive dinosaur ever sold
The dinosaur skeleton, which roamed the planet 67 million years ago, was sold by Sotheby's in New York.
July 14, 2026A 17th Century 'supercomputer' once owned by Indian royalty sells for record in auction
The astrolabe - or astronomical computer - is possibly the largest in existence and had never been exhibited before.
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Close-up look at Turner's '£50m' Rome painting on show in the city
A renowned painting by British landscape artist JMW Turner has returned to the city that inspired it nearly two centuries ago. Rome, from Mount Aventine features a panoramic view of the Italian capit
Princess Diana's 'revenge dress' goes up for auction
A dress worn by Princess Diana to a party in London hours after a documentary was televised in which the then-Prince Charles admitted to committing adultery during their marriage is going up for aucti
Meet 'Gus', the world's most expensive Tyrannosaurus rex
A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex has been sold for £37.4m ($50.1m) at a Sotheby's auction in New York - the most ever paid for a dinosaur. The fossil of this infamous predator stands more than
Tyrannosaurus rex most expensive dinosaur ever sold
Tyrannosaurus rex fossil sells for record price at auction A 67 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex has been sold for £37.4m ($50.1m) at a Sotheby's auction in New York - the most ever paid for a dino
17th-century Astrolabe, once in Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II’s collection, to be sold by Sotheby’s
Weighing 8.2 kg and measuring 45.9 cm in height, including its shackle, a 17th century brass astrolabe that once belonged to Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II and later descended to his wife Maharani Gayatr