Unique Items

Record-breaking Hermes Birkin handbag achieves $379,000
The Birkin bag is a symbol of wealth for the super-rich

Iron patten shoe protectors sell at Hansons
The 17th century pattens lifted the wearer above the city streets

Paris love lock sale raises $274,000 for refugees
The locks were removed from the city’s Pont de Arts in 2014

Walt Disney’s Disneyland map offered in June sale
The original map of Disneyland looks set to sell for $1m

Paris love locks to auction for charity
Authorities removed the barriers from Paris’ Pont des Arts bridge in 2015

Terrier from Outer Space reaches $88,500
The Terrier from Outer Space is a rare zoomorphic meteorite

Coat that saved Titanic stewardess to auction
The fur coat kept stewardess Mabel Bennett warm during hours at sea in Lifeboat 5

Satyr head automaton stars at magic auction
The Victorian satyr head automaton sold for $15,000 in Chicago