Guides & Advice
Selling coins: How do you determine the value?
Our experts share a few insider tips to help you decide whether your coins are worth selling.
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Interviews
Pursuing her Passion: A Conversation with a Classic Car Racer
If you were a member of aristocracy, what passions would you pursue? Perhaps it may come as a surprise that Nicola, Countess of Dönhoff, is passionate about racing. She came across motor racing when she was a small child. Since...
Interviews
DirtyPilot Brings New York Graffiti to Auction
Graffiti art is moving from the streets of New York into your own home and at the forefront of this movement is art gallery DirtyPilot. This month Catawiki has the honour of hosting a special New York Graffiti auction with...
History
Live Art from Lucca Comics & Games Coming to Catawiki
Is there anything better than watching your idols create an artwork live and then owning that very same work of art? This dream will become reality for comic enthusiasts visiting Lucca Comics & Games, one of the most important events...
History
How to Determine the Value of Tin Toys
When you think of old-fashioned childhood fun, one of the first things that might come to mind is tin toys. Durable, lightweight and easy to sculpt into a whole variety of characters and accessories, tin has been a popular material...
Guides & Advice
5 Nintendo Games Which are Increasing in Value
When you think of great investment items, things such as gold, gemstones and wine might come to mind. But what about video games? Retro games and consoles can be extremely valuable today if kept in good condition or still in...
History
Top 5 Most Expensive Neckties
The modern necktie has been around since the early 17th century and despite changes in style and shape over the years, the tie still remains an essential item in menswear today. The innovation of ties has led to the creation...
Seller Tips
An expert's guide to determining the value of your items
If you're considering putting an item up for auction, these are the things to look out for.
News
The Story Behind 65 Million Year Old Ammonite Fossils
It wasn’t just the dinosaurs which became extinct 65 million years ago. Ammonites, a pre-historic type of marine mollusc, had a vast existence of more than 300 million years. They from the Devonian period to the end of the Cretaceous...
History
The Walking Dead Comic vs the Show: What’s the Same and What’s Different?
'The Walking Dead' TV show has been a toe-curling, heart-wrenching and all round jaw-dropping phenomena since it first came to our screens in 2010. But long before the blood-drenched TV series became one of the biggest shows on television, the...
History
Top 10 Most Expensive Champagnes Ever Sold
Well known for its reputation of class, opulence and fizzy fame, Champagne holds an undeniable and eternal quench for the rich, famous and collectors of this world. So where do the most desirable bottles of bubbly end up? At auction,...
News
What You Need to Know Before Buying or Selling a Buddhist Statue
Gautama Buddha, better known as Buddha, once said “If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.” His profound teachings and enlightened wisdom have touched lives for thousands of years, and sculptural representations of Buddha and his deities...
Inspiration
This Week’s Most Exceptional Lots: A Signed The Beatles Album and Other Amazing Items From Catawiki...
Every Friday at Catawiki, another 300+ auctions go live and are ready for you to fall in love with. We’ve delved around and amongst the nearly 40,000 special items that make up our auctions this week, our experts have picked...
History
How and Why Buying Art at Catawiki Can Be a Great Experience
The modern method of expanding your art collection is via the world of online auctions. They open up a selection of art from around the world that may have previously been limited at traditional auction houses. They also allow first-time...
Guides & Advice
10 most expensive meteorites ever offered up on earth
For thousands of years people have been fascinated by the ‘heavens above’ and especially so with the mysterious objects that fell to earth. And sometimes, these interstellar objects and be sold for interstellar prices too.