Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
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 Atleantan blade, from the movie Conan the Barbarian (1982) went into PropStore’s Entertainment […]
2025-03-27
2.5-times estimate and an American record for Old Rip Van Winkle Kentucky Bourbon
A 2007 bottle of Kentucky Bourbon has set an American record with a $125,000-sale at auction in New York. The Old Rip Van Winkle limited-edition ‘Van Winkle Selection’ Kentucky Bourbon […]
2025-03-26
Oxfam-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 goes well over 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.
2025-02-26
Dame Edna’s glasses sell for 25-times estimate at Barry Humphries auction
A pair of trademark glasses worn by TV character Dame Edna Everage realised £37,800 against a £1,500 top estimate at a sale of her creator’s collections. Barry Humphries was born […]
2025-02-19
$50 million Mercedes Streamliner speeds to F1 world record auction price
A 1954 Mercedes Streamliner has sold for $53.9 million to become the most valuable F1 car ever auctioned. The machine was driven during the 1955 Formula One season by Juan […]
Harry Potter first edition goes from bin to £21,000 sale
Harry Potter mania never ends and a copy of his first appearance in print was rescued to star at auction in Devon this week.
2025-02-12
Silver playing cards and baroque marble statues headline at Christie’s
Nearly a metre tall and beautifully carved in white marble, these scuptures are among the high points of Baroque art.
