treasure
Auctions
Emperor Qianlong’s Chinese imperial seal from the 18th century sells for 21 million euros at auction
A Chinese imperial seal that once belonged to the nation’s longest serving emperor, fetches a staggering amount at an auction by Drouot auction house
Jewellery
Spanish treasure from 17th century on sale in New York
Part of the treasure of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha, which sank off the Florida coast in 1622, will be auctioned off in New York on Aug. 5.
Collectibles
Treasure worth £150m found in Atlantic shipwreck
When the SS Gairsoppa was torpedoed by a German U-boat 70 years ago, it took its huge silver cargo to a watery grave.
Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration's divers are working to recover what may be...
Collectibles
Levi’s Brand Buries $100,000 Somewhere in America
Levi's "Go Forth" campaign is sending denim lovers and treasure seekers alike on a nationwide scavenger hunt with a grand prize of $100,000.
The game's narrative revolves around a character named Grayson Ozias IV who...
Travel
German treasure-hunter plunders pirate booty
A sunken pirate ship off the coast of Borneo has brought a German treasure-hunter a haul of booty worth at least €7 million ($10-million).
Martin Wenzels, 42, a property developer in Dresden, and business...
Jewellery
Amateur treasure hunter finds $50,000 bejewelled cross
A treasure hunter has struck gold, after his metal detector guided him to a rare Anglo-Saxon cross in the middle of a muddy farmer's field.
The stunning pure gold artefact was set with red gemstones...
