Cat's gravestone fetches fortune at auction
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A 10th-century stone carving used for many years as a headstone to mark the grave of a British couple's cat sold for 175 000 (about R1,95-million) at auction on Friday.
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A painting stolen more than 20 years ago was found lying in trash along a street, and now it could fetch up to $1 million at an auction.
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For cats, the act of stepping over an object can make for a long-lasting memory of it.
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HOBART, Ind. - A woman's effort to assuage her 6-year-old son's fears of his grandfather's ghost by selling it on eBay has drawn more than 34 bids with a top offer of $78.
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A 10th century stone carving used for many years as a headstone to mark the grave of a British couple's cat sold for 175,000 pounds (250,000 euros, 330,000 dollars) at auction.
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A collection of items belonging to the late opera star Maria Callas fetches 1.76m Euros (Â£1.26m) at auction.
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An artist charges Â£35,000 for his unusual artwork featuring the remains of a fox and hare killed on the road.
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The fan who caught Barry Bonds&#039; 715th home run ball while waiting for a beer and peanuts will sell the history-making ball on Internet auction site eBay.
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How a hurt feline brought present and past together.
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The King may be dead, but he&#39;s still bringing in the big bucks from the grave. Lisa Marie Presley, sole heir to Elvis, announced Thursday that she has sold the bulk of her father&#39;s estate, including
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A painting attributed to cult graffiti  artist Banksy fetched more than 200,000 pounds ($391,000) in an  online auction on Monday. Now the lucky owner will just have to  work out how to get it home.
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The fan who caught Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball in 1998 says he stands by his decision to auction off the artifact because the $2.7 million he took in was well worth it.
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A painting by Winston Churchill, which President Truman called one of his "most valued possessions" after receiving it as a gift from the British prime minister in 1951, will be sold at Sotheby's, the auction house said Saturday.
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While many works may have fallen short of the auction house's expectations at Thursday's sale, there were still several high, record-breaking prices.
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A rare autographed copy of the poem  known as "'Twas the night before Christmas," which was  estimated to fetch at least $200,000, failed to find a buyer at  an auction on Friday, Sotheby's said.
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4pm update: The first home of literature's most celebrated siblings lived up to its reputation as cursed when it failed to make its reserve price at auction.
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Cameron Mathison is putting himself up for auction.