Collecting
Eclectic collectors of Brisbane lend their quirky treasures to museum show
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.
- Nick Dent
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- Collectables
Could you be sitting on a rare book worth thousands?
Rare 20th century cookbooks, signed autobiographies, or even old racy magazines can fetch hundreds or thousands of dollars from the right buyer.
- Stephen Crafti
The mystery over the rare $1m Ferrari that Angelina Jolie was trying to sell
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.
- Hannah Elliott
‘Gift from the thrifting gods’: $6 op-shop vase sold for $160,000
After two dedicated glass specialists came from interstate to inspect the vase, the suspicions were confirmed: the piece was very real.
- Timothy Bella
T. Rex skull sells for $6.1m at auction, well below estimates
The auction raises questions about whether the gold rush moment for dinosaurs is showing signs of ebbing.
- Julia Jacobs and Zachary Small
- Opinion
- Collectables
Vinyl in revival as young listeners splurge on old mediums
While baby boomers long ago sold their extensive record collections for CDs, the twenty-something audience is rediscovering the joys of vinyl records.
- Stephen Crafti
Van Gogh’s Street Scene in Montmartre goes under hammer twice at auction
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.
- Dominique Vidalon
Shelling out for gems of the sea can be a great investment
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.
- Stephen Crafti
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