Rare Chinese teapot, estimated at £1k, hammers £800k at Dorset auction. Plus 25% buyer's premium takes it up to a cool £1 million!!! #antiques #teapot #AlternativeInvestments #AlternativeAssets bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Some of the collection on display at the NEC Art & Antiques for Everyone Winter Fair last week. Great show - tonnes of fascinating items to enjoy and interesting people to connect with. See you next time! 🙂 #moorcroft #lalique #claretjug #AAFEfairs #NEC #antiques

This was auctioned for £120,000 in September, but what is it?! Answers on a postcard (or in the comments), please 🙂

Empire Strikes Back size gauge chart made by Ivor Beddoes in 1978-9. Hammered down for £23750 Sotheby's on Dec 13th #StarWars #TheEmpireStrikesBack #collectibles #AlternativeAssets

This U.S. Air Force veteran paid $345 for his Rolex in 1971. Antiques Roadshow just valued it at low est. $500K! That's a potential 145,000% ROI! 💰💰💰 time.com/5773619/antiqu… #rolex #alternativeassets #alternativeinvestments #collectibles #returns

Qing Period yingxitu vase Est. £2-300 Went for £13,000 @ Acreman Street Antiques, Sherborne, on Feb 14th #antiques #QingPeriodChina #AlternativeAssets

🤞🏼Hoping everyone can bounce back later in the year 🤞🏼 Coronavirus: latest changes to auctions and fairs dates antiquestradegazette.com/news/2020/coro…

👜👜👜2019 was all about the handbags - best appreciation of any luxury asset class! Anybody own a pristine Hermes bag out there?! moneyweek.com/investments/al… #handbags #hermes #Birkinomics #KnightFrankWealthReport #AlternativeAssets #AlternativeInvestments #LuxuryAssets

This New York auction house posted strong results for its March 22 auction (two days into the lockdown), grossing over $1M. Thank goodness for technology! Top lot: Tiffany “Lotus” lamp $150k, followed by “Peony” lamp $125k. artfixdaily.com/artwire/releas… #Tiffany

SOLD for $71,875! A 2018 FIFA World Cup gold winner’s medal awarded to a player from the champion France national football team. Sold in today's "Sports Legends" auction taking place now on Julien's Live! #Sports #Memorabilia #Auction #JuliensAuctions #Futbol #FIFA

This vase, est £500-1000, sold for £20,000 Ewbank's 30 April sale. Result! #antiques #alternativeassets

Memorabilia, antiques, and vintage jewellery have been experiencing a mini-boom in recent months with increased online sales to younger, savvy enthusiasts with one eye on investment potential. theguardian.com/money/2020/jun… #millennialcollectors #investment #sustainability #TheGuardian

An 18th-Century Chinese Vase Just Sold for $1.6 Million at Auction—More Than 320 Times Its Estimate "what makes this work so unique - it carries two reign marks on the bottom; a six-character Yongzheng mark and a double circle" Check your vases, people! news.artnet.com/market/skinner…

Some incredible items up for grabs Roseberys London China, Japan and South East Asia auction on July 28th, including this imperial porcelain bowl valued at £30-40k! roseberys.co.uk/feature/Imperi… #antiques #TangibleAssets

Gold coins proved to be what everyone was hoping to snap up @mctears first auction post lockdown. This 1980 gold proof set sold for £3091. #gold #bullion #PreciousMetals mctears.co.uk/news/coin-hamm…

Jewellery from Cartier, Tiffany & Co, and Boucheron on sale Ewbank's July 22nd According to this article, the pandemic is changing bidding behaviour. Instead of seeing a decline in hammer prices, there has been a sales boom. kcwtoday.co.uk/2020/07/jewell… #auctions

🧛🏼‍♂️ Antique vampire-slaying kit up for auction. Bible, crucifix and pistol included! Estimated to be worth about £2,000 to £3,000 according Hansons Auctioneers in Derbyshire, England, which is taking bids on the box beginning July 21. livescience.com/vampire-slayin… #vampires

Antique vase bought for £45 has just sold for £7 million! The Harry Garner reticulated vase had been collecting dust in remote farmhouse for last 50 years. heart.co.uk/lifestyle/anti… #vases #HarryGarner #antiques #christies

Film producer buys Seacole bust for 101 times its estimate antiquestradegazette.com/print-edition/… #AlternativeAssets #AlternativeInvestments #RealAssets #antiques

Sotheby's changes beat with first hip-hop auction featuring Biggie's crown and Tupac's love letters reut.rs/31pvpmk #HipHopCollectibles #AlternativeInvestments