Execution machine, the ‘Guillotine’, sold to French millionaire collector

​ Image copyrightAFP/GETTYImage captionThis real guillotine was put to auction in 2014 but failed to sell A guillotine has fetched €8,008 (£7080) at a controversial auction in Paris. The 150-year-old replica of a device used for executions was bought on Wednesday by a French millionaire and collector of bizarre objects. France’s auction watchdog was opposed … Continue reading Execution machine, the ‘Guillotine’, sold to French millionaire collector