Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
£26,000 bid wins George Best trophy auction
Few doubted George Best’s status as an all-time great. This trophy was just confirmation of his brilliance. Find out about this 1968 award and its sale here.
2025-05-07
£100,000-plus sale of Monty’s Rolls Royce in which Churchill travellled
A car in which D-Day was plotted has been sold at auction. The legendary Green Car of Field Marshall Montgomery was a witness to history.
Tenner Lowry goes for £800,000 at auction
Lowry’s style has made his work instantly recognisable, but when he sold this painting, he was an unknown and was worried the £10 he charged was ripping off the buyer.
T206 Honus Wagner card makes $1.9 million
The Honus Wagner T206, a legend among baseball cards. Another big sale has been added to its extensive and record-breaking history this week, just shy of $2 million for a tiny sliver of card.
2025-04-29
Titanic victim’s tragically predictive letter makes £300,000
The tragedy of the Titanic continues to fascinate us all and drive big auction prices. This letter sets a record, and it’s obvious why.
Napoleon’s Papal kidnap denial goes over $30,000
Napoleon said he didn’t do it, but he very obviously did. Read the shameless denial by the Emperor in a letter that’s just been sold for $30,000.
“Unique” Patek Philippe sells for £1.6 million in Hong Kong watch auction
Patek Philippe have added another entry to the list of most expensive watches with the sale of a £1.6-million watch in Hong Kong.
Autographed Nevermind Nirvana LP sells for nearly £20,000
One of only 700 people to attend saw their choice to go to a 1991 Nirvana gig pay off this week. See how much their signed album went for at auction.
2025-04-23
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.
