From bottles and matchbooks to tin toys and ceramic feet,the Museum of Brisbane show of 3500 objects tells remarkable stories of the city’s past.
Rare 20th century cookbooks,signed autobiographies,or even old racy magazines can fetch hundreds or thousands of dollars from the right buyer.
Auction house Christie’s was selling the 1958 Ferrari 250 GT on behalf of the Oscar-winning actress but it has been pulled after questions arose about the ownership of the vehicle.
After two dedicated glass specialists came from interstate to inspect the vase,the suspicions were confirmed:the piece was very real.
The auction raises questions about whether the gold rush moment for dinosaurs is showing signs of ebbing.
While baby boomers long ago sold their extensive record collections for CDs,the twenty-something audience is rediscovering the joys of vinyl records.
Sharpen your pencils for those character sketches.
Sotheby’s said there had been a glitch with its online bidding system during the first sale of the painting,which had been out of the public eye for a century.
While some Australian cowries can be bought for as little as $40,they can fetch up to $50,000 and are in high demand from collectors around the world.
Dangers of the DIY ninja.