Jack Nicholson’s “Here’s Johnny!” made the axe in The Shining one of cinema’s most recognisable props. This article traces the scene back to Stephen King’s novel and his stay at the Stanley Hotel, ...

Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King and a legendary scene. Jack Nicholson’s “Here’s Johnny!” made the axe in The Shining one of cinema’s most recognisable props.

Jack Nicholson’s “Here’s Johnny!” made the axe in The Shining one of cinema’s most recognisable props. This article traces ...

An “astonishingly rare” copy of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit has sold for £43,000 at an auction in Bath, UK. The book was found in a Bristol house clearance. Caitlin Riley, of Auctioneum, who sold the ...

An incredibly rare and important Colt Walker Revolver made history at Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC) this week. The 19th century pistol sold for a record-breaking $1.8 million, making it the most ...

The sale of billionaire Bill Koch’s wine collection has set a $28.8-million record for a single-owner wine collection sale in North America, say sellers Christie’s. Mr Koch’s wines – just a small ...

A vintage Hank Williams poster is now the world’s most valuable music concert poster, after it sold at Heritage Auctions this week for $150,000. The incredibly rare poster was designed to promote ...

Spanish imperial coins connect mints in Spain with the viceroyalties of Mexico, Peru, New Granada and the Río de la Plata. This guide explains how to recognise reales, escudos, cobs and milled pieces, ...

The world’s finest Brasher Doubloon, the most legendary U.S gold coin ever produced, has sold for $9.36 million at Heritage this month. The 18 th century coin is described as “arguably the world’s ...

The Zuni Hunter doll from the classic TV horror movie Trilogy of Terror caused a major shock at auction this week, when it sold for more than $200,000. The famous ...

Unopened vintage card boxes and packs are traded today rather like Erwin Schrödinger’s famous cat: sealed, untouched, and either extraordinarily valuable or nearly worthless, depending on a question ...

A World War II Victoria Cross awarded to Lieutenant Willard Alexander Sandys-Clarke will be sold at auction in London on July 24 with an estimate of £300,000 to £500,000. Sandys Clarke could have been ...