An ivory and gold toothpick once owned by Charles Dickens has sold for $9,150 in New York City, nearly double its presale estimate. It was offered by heirs to the Barnes & Noble family. It was ...

Talk about the ghost of meals past. The ivory and gold toothpick once owned by Charles Dickens has sold at a New York City auction for $9,150. The pre-sale estimate for the item was $3,000 to $5,000.

An ivory and gold toothpick once owned by Charles Dickens today sold at a U.S. auction for nearly £7,000. The item was used by the legendary English author ‘on his last visit to America’ and up to his ...

He is the BBC television star and celebrity auctioneer who as a patron of the Born Free Foundation has publicly campaigned to ban the sale of ivory. But antiques expert James Lewis – a regular on Flog ...

An ivory and gold toothpick once owned by Charles Dickens has sold at auction in New York City for $9,150 (£5,625). The item is engraved with the English author's initials. It was sold by heirs to the ...

An ivory and gold toothpick once owned by Charles Dickens has sold for more than $9,000 in New York. It was put up for auction by heirs to the Barnes & Noble family. The toothpick is engraved with the ...

NEW YORK — An ivory and gold toothpick once owned by Charles Dickens has sold for $9,150 in New York City, nearly double its presale estimate. It was offered by heirs to the Barnes & Noble family. It ...