Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
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.
Metal detectorist’s lucky penny auctions for £648,000
A coin found in the Devon mud has sold for a record price. Discover why numismatists from around the world were clamouring to snag the Henry III gold penny.
Meet the first $1 million motorcycle – that you can’t ride on the road
Bright yellow and beautifully restored, this $1 million was the fastest on the road in its day. Read all about it here.
Did Seinfeld just turn down $25 million for his McQueen Le Mans car?
A huge car sale in the US brought in millions of dollars this month. But one car – a Porsche driven by Steve McQueen in the movie Le Mans – […]
2025-01-29
World-record sale for Obi-Wan Star Wars toy
A rare Star Wars action figure showing Ben – Obi-Wan – Kenobi has set a record for its type of over $100,000. The figure was sold at Hake’s Auctions on […]
Declaration of Independence worth $2.4 million say New York buyers
As independence fever ran around the 13 breakaway colonies of America, the country was hungry for copies of their founding statement. Find out about this rare copy of the Declaration of Independence here.
Two £1 million guitars at Jeff Beck sale
The Jeff Beck guitar collection sold in London yesterday, with two instruments going for over £1 million. Beck’s collection was sold at Christie’s in London, with an online and phone […]
