Barbra Streisand's paintings, teddy bears up for grabsOctober 9th, 2009 LONDON - Hundreds of Barbra Streisand's personal belongings, including paintings and teddy bears, are all set to go under the hammer at a Beverly Hills auction this month. Around 400 trinkets ranging from fine art to furniture, clothes and costumes, will be showcased during a two-day auction from Oct 17 as the Oscar-winning actress-singer downsizes her estate.
Ship used in 'Pirates of the Caribbean' stolenSeptember 14th, 2009 LONDON - The ship used in the film Pirates of the Caribbean has been stolen. The vessel was legged from Customhouse Quay in Greenock Renfrewshire.
MJ's glove fetches $49,000 at auctionSeptember 7th, 2009 LONDON - A jewelled glove once worn by Michael Jackson has fetched 49,000 dollars at an auction in Melbourne. The late King of Pop threw the crystal-encrusted white glove into a crowd after a film premiere, while visiting Australia in 1996.
Burial vault above Monroe's remains fetches $4.6MAugust 25th, 2009 LONDON - The burial vault just above the space where Marilyn Monroe lays has fetched 4.6million dollars to a widow in need. Twenty offers, starting at 500,000 dollars, were received for the space, the BBC reports.
JK Rowling's chair fetches £20K on eBayJuly 28th, 2009 LONDON - Harry Potter author JK Rowling's chair, sitting in which she wrote the first two books of the famous series, has been re-sold for a whopping 20,000 pounds. The value of the chair, which was previously sold for 15,000 pounds, has increased three-fold in the last seven years.
MJ's 'glowy' glove expected to fetch #50k at auctionJuly 18th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's glove, which he wore during his 1984 Victory Tour, is being auctioned off and expected to fetch at least 50,000 pounds. It is fitted with 50 tiny flashing lights, powered by a nine-volt battery in the cuff, and can be turned on and off at the flick of a switch.
Marilyn Monroe bathrobe auctioned for $120,000July 1st, 2009 LONDON - A Marilyn Monroe bathrobe, which was sold at an auction for $6,000 a decade ago, has gone under the hammer again in Las Vegas for a staggering $120,000. A private collector snapped up the robe Saturday during a two-day Julien's Auctions memorabilia sale, which also featured items which once belonged to Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson, reported femalefirst.co.uk.
Auction firm wants to put Jackson memorabilia on sale againJuly 1st, 2009 LONDON - Los Angeles-based Julien's Auctions, which had to pull back a Michael Jackson Neverland estate sale at the last minute in April, are keen to restage the event if the late pop star's family gives them the nod. The owner of the auction house, Darren Julien and his partner Martin Nolan had to return all 1,390 items they had hoped to put under the hammer after Jackson's attorneys insisted they had no right to sell the memorabilia, reported contactmusic.com.
When Megan Fox caused chaos among sex-starved Navy menJune 29th, 2009 LONDON - Megan fox caused a stir among the all men crew of an aircraft carrier when she arrived on board to shoot for her new movie 'Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen', revealed her co-star Shia LaBeouf. In fact, the 23-year-old actress had to be locked in the captain's quarters for her own safety during the filming on the USS John C Stennis.or LaBeouf, it was his most memorable "Megan" moment while shooting for the film.
Sgt Pepper souvenir poster signed by Beatles fetches $52,500 at auctionJune 25th, 2009 LONDON - A Sgt Pepper souvenir poster signed by The Beatles has fetched a staggering 52,500 dollars in a pop memorabilia auction at Christie's in New York. Among 300 musical items that went under the hammer were a bass guitar owned by late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain that drew 43,750 dollars and Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics of 'God On Our Side', which snapped up 25,000 dollars, The BBC reports.
Christopher Lee's Dracula cape fetches £26,400 at auctionJune 17th, 2009 LONDON - The black cape worn by Sir Christopher Lee in the 1958 hit Dracula sold at an auction for 26,400 pounds. Angels The Costumiers sold the woollen cape, which has 250 lots of film and TV costumes in its archive.
Nude Madonna-Ritchie portrait fails to attract bidders at auctionMay 31st, 2009 LONDON - A nude portrait of Madonna and her former husband Guy Ritchie has failed to attract any bidders at a recent auction. Peter Howson painted the controversial oil in 2005, five years after the Queen of Pop and the director tied the knot in the north of Scotland.
Madonna, Guy Ritchie's nude painting flops at auctionMay 30th, 2009 LONDON - A painting of pop diva Madonna in the nude with her ex-husband, film director Guy Ritchie, flopped at an auction Saturday. Brian Clements, head of the McTear's auction house, said there were a few bids for the oil painting by Scottish artist Peter Howson, but none that reached the minimum requirement of 15,000 pounds ($24,277).
Elvis Presley's medicine bottles on auctionMay 28th, 2009 LONDON - Rock and roll legend Elvis Presley's old pill bottles are going into a Las Vegas auction, as part of a rare showbiz memorabilia. The bottles will be bid alongside a store card belonging to Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroes mirror as well as more than 150 other items from Monroe' final home in Brentwood, California including furniture, clothing, and rare photographs, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Rare Audrey Hepburn smoking stamp fetches £47k at auctionMay 27th, 2009 LONDON - A rare stamp portraying film star Audrey Hepburn smoking fetched close to 47,000 pounds at an auction in Germany, it has emerged. Eight years ago, the German government had ordered the stamp to be destroyed after Hepburn's son, Sean Ferrer, objected to the cigarette holder dangling from her mouth and refused to grant copyright.
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