Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
The stand-out sale in an auction of the contents of one of Elton John’s homes was a car. The Bentley Continental realised $441,000 (£350,000), around 18-times the low-estimate before the […]
Anglo-Saxon coins that may have been ditched by a fighter at the Battle of Hastings have sold at auction for £325,000 – nearly twice their estimate. The 122 coins were […]
A Hermes bag has topped the returns chart at a major Sotheby’s luxury sale in Hong Kong. The limited edition bag, made in 2022, realised around £142,000 (HK$1,397,000) at the […]
Twelve medals worn by one of Britain’s most heroic World War II officers have realised £100,000 at auction in London. The medals were the property of Sir Mark Henniker (known […]
A Star Wars script abandoned by Harrison Ford in a London rental has sold for nearly £11,000. Ford was staying in Elgin Crescent, Notting Hill while filming the first Star […]
A set of Michael Jordan’s sneakers – Air Jordan of course – has sold for $8 million (£6.33 million) at auction in New York. This was not a pair of […]
A set of false teeth worn by Winston Churchill during one of his most famous speeches have been sold for £18,000. Churchill wore dentures throughout his life, and was somewhat […]
The sale of Mark Knopfler guitars has handsomely surpassed expectations and estimates to raise over £8 million. The sale was a big pay-day for charities, who received 25% of the […]
A legendary work of art created by all four Beatles has crashed through estimates to sell for $1.7 million at auction in New York. The piece, usually called Images of […]
Sotheby’s recorded $7.9bn in sales last year, just short of the highs recorded in 2022. The exclusive auction house, founded in London in 1744, enjoyed a hugely successful year that […]
A racquet with which Rafael Nadal hit the winning shot of the 2007 French Open tennis tournament has sold for $118,000 at auction. The tennis equipment was sold in a […]
A Charles II “Petition” Crown realised $960,000 at auction in January. The sale was a record for the coin type and for any British silver coin. This is the 360th […]
Two original scripts from the iconic ‘London wedding’ episode of Friends have sold for $28,000 at auction, proving the enduring appeal of memorabilia from the classic sitcom. The scripts, selling […]
Iconic props and costumes from the hit HBO series Succession fetched big sums at auction last weekend. The sale confirms fans will follow new-era streaming shows with all the dedication […]
Rare Alan Turing papers have been sold at auction for nearly £400,000. They are important documents from his work on communications technology.