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The late princess’s scarlet Bruce Oldfield gown is expected to sell for between 200,000 US dollars and 400,000 US dollars (Brian Lawless/PA)
UK

Diana dresses expected to draw crowds in Ireland ahead of LA auction

The garments were going on display over the summer period at a museum in Co Kildare.
Diana at the premiere of Hot Shots! (PA)
UK

Dresses owned by Diana, Princess of Wales to be auctioned in Los Angeles

Julien’s Auctions will be auctioning three of the princess’s gowns as part of its Hollywood Legends collection this summer.
Celebrity News

Steve McQueen’s Ferrari 275 GTB is heading to auction

Late Hollywood icon’s Ferrari could fetch as much as $7m (£5.6m)
UK

Banksy artwork Brace Yourself! smashes estimate after being sold by band

The piece was acquired by Rcnstrct Studio in Hollywood.
UK

Band sell Banksy’s Grim Reaper piece after 13 years as ‘people need to see it’

Singer Natalie Zalewska said the sale was about preserving the artwork as a ‘piece of history’.
Luxury

Half-finished mansion off Billionaires’ Row in rare auction sale

64 Sheldon Avenue is being sold in “shell and core” condition, but represents “stunningly good value”, says agent Trevor Abrahmsohn.

Property News

Entire east London mansion block to be auctioned off for £7.5m

The late Victorian building in Bethnal Green is the largest lot in the area to ever go under the hammer, according to auctioneers

Music

Kurt Cobain’s Smells Like Teen Spirit guitar auctioned off for £3.5m

The famous instrument was used in many Nirvana live performances

UK

Rare early likeness of Jonathan Swift sells for £81,250

The painting came to auction for the first time in two centuries.
UK

Banksy artwork expected to fetch up to £300,000 at Los Angeles auction

The piece by the anonymous painter, Bomb Middle England, is part of a collection of works to go under the hammer.
UK

Auctions to fund renewables increased to every year to boost green energy

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said the move would reduce the UK’s exposure to expensive gas prices.
NFTs

Evening Standard smashes through NFT art frontier

Today, ES Magazine makes history as the first UK publication to print an NFT, which is a groundbreaking piece of moving digital artwork. Nancy Durrant reports on the creative industry’s brave new (and expensive) world

Business News

Entrepreneurs: Ex-LME boss Garry Jones on corporate vs startup life

Garry Jones now leads newly-rebranded tech platform Novafori - digital host of auctions for Christie’s

Interiors

Incredible design lots on offer in auction to end female homelessness

All proceeds from the Museum of the Home’s design-conscious auction will go towards a new initiative tackling issues around female and family homelessness