Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
95-minute bid battle ends in $32 million Chinese scroll record
It’s one of the all-time treasures of Chinese art, and trade war or not, one buyer was willing to pay a record fee for this 20-foot, beautifully written scroll.
2025-04-16
E.T. sketch makes 3-times estimate in horror/sci-fi sale
A character sketch of E.T. – the most celebrated alien in cinema – has sold for three-times its estimate at a New York science fiction and horror auction. The expression […]
2025-04-04
Star Wars props surpass $1 million at auction
Two Star Wars items topped a major Hollywood props sale this week. Find out why the series still retains its power 50 years on.
2025-04-02
Cher costume tops Hollywood luxury sale
What a look! An iconic Cher costume made more than Monroe and Taylor pieces to surprise at this Hollywood sale.
2025-03-28
Conan’s blade worth more than expected at Hollywood auction
A sword wielded by Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan the Barbarian has sold for $176,400 at auction. The Atlantean Blade, from the movie Conan the Barbarian (1982), went into PropStore’s Entertainment […]
2025-03-27
US record for Old Rip Van Winkle Kentucky Bourbon
A 2007 bottle of Kentucky Bourbon has set an auction record for a post-prohibition American whiskey, achieving $125,000 in New York. The Old Rip Van Winkle limited-edition ‘Van Winkle Selection’ […]
2025-03-26
Charity-shop Chinese bible makes nearly £60,000 in sale
An early 19th-century Bible in Chinese was spotted by charity shop voulnteers who earned nearly £60,000 for their good cause with their sharp eyes. Find out how here.
King’s Land Rover beats estimate at auction
King Charles’ old Land Rover Defender has been sold at auction, making £60,000 against a top estimate of £50,000. The vehicle was sold by Iconic Auctioneers at the NEC in […]
A “new” Constable painting makes £320,000 at auction
A recently discovered new work by John Constable, Britain’s most celebrated landscape painter, has sold for £320,000 at auction. The oil sketch had been in private ownership and was unknown […]
2025-03-19
£266,000 for 2021 Richard Mille watch
With their skeleton design you can’t miss a Mille, but you’ll need deep pockets and patience to actually own one. See one of the most desirable references here.
2025-03-13
Napoleon’s own law book sells for well over estimate
Napoleon Bonaparte’s own copy of the French Civil Code he created has been sold for around £330,000 in Paris. The book was auctioned by Tajan auction house, who put an […]
2025-03-07
George Harrison’s Beatles White Album makes £10,000
The White Album is a collector’s favourite, but it has to be the right example to make big money. Find out why this copy was worth so much here.
2025-03-05
£4.2 million for Blink-182 Banksy Vettriano remix
A poignant sale saw a remixed artwork sell for over £4 million in London this week. Owned by a rock-star it’s the perfect Banksy.
Nearly $700,000 for “spectacular” US gold coin rarity
A beautiful rarity made even rarer by the US Civil War, the New Orleans Double Eagle is a collector’s classic. Hear about its recent sale here.
2025-02-28
Pokemon game goes for over $80,000
Video games are now established collectibles and going for very big sums. A recent sale in the US saw several games go for tens of thousands of dollars. Discover them here.
