Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
Neil Armstrong’s personal memorabilia auctions for $5.2 million
Apollo 11’s Lunar Module identification plate has top performed at a major auction of Neil Armstrong’s personal artefacts. The plate, which flew to the Moon’s surface aboard “Eagle” in the […]
By Dan Wade
2018-11-05
Obscenity trial copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover sets auction record
A copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover used during a famous 1960 obscenity trial has sold for more than five times its estimate at Sotheby’s. The Penguin paperback copy of the […]
2018-10-31
Grand Watermelon banknote tops $2 million at Stack’s Bowers
An incredibly rare U.S banknote known as a ‘Grand Watermelon’ has sold for more than $2 million during an auction at Stack’s Bowers Galleries. The 1890 $1,000 note was the […]
2018-10-29
Shipwrecked Spanish galleon table tops $400,000 in Dublin
A 400-year-old table made from parts of a shipwrecked Spanish galleon has sold for more than $400,000 at auction in Dublin. The Armada Table had been described as the most […]
2018-10-16
Single bottle of Romanée Conti 1945 sells for record $558,000
A rare bottle of Romanée Conti 1945 has smashed the world record price for a single bottle of wine, selling at Sotheby’s for a remarkable $558,000. The bottle was one […]
2018-10-15
Rare Macallan bottle breaks whisky auction record
A rare bottle of The Macallan has set a new record for a whisky at auction. The 750ml bottle of The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 60-Year-Old sold within estimate for […]
By Dan Wade
2018-10-04
Original Apple-1 computer sells for $375,000 at RR Auction
An original, fully working Apple-1 computer has sold for $375,000 as part of RR Auction’s latest ‘Remarkable Rarities’ sale in Boston on September 25. The rare computer was one of […]
2018-09-26
Heritage Auctions’ T206 baseball card sale rewrites the history books
A remarkable sale of T206 baseball cards at Heritage Auctions has rewritten the record books, setting more than 400 new individual world records. The auction in Dallas on September 20 […]
2018-09-24
Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones hat sold for world record $521,000
It’s the most famous hat in cinema history – and now Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones hat is also the most valuable ever sold. The iconic Fedora, worn by Harrison Ford […]
2018-09-20
Chipped £3 porcelain dish sells for £100,000 at Hansons Auctioneers
A chipped Chinese porcelain dish originally bought for just £3 has sold for an incredible £100,000 ($131,250) at Hansons Auctioneers in London. The blue and white dish turned out to […]
2018-09-14
David Bowie’s first demo tape tops $50,000 at Omega Auctions
David Bowie’s first demo tape sold for than $50,000 during a sale of music memorabilia at Omega Auctions in the U.K Bowie was just 16 years old in 1963 when […]
2018-09-12
Original Sooty TV puppet sells at auction for record £14,500
A Sooty puppet originally used on TV by Harry Corbett stunned experts this week when it sold at auction for £14,500 ($16,000). The famous yellow bear is one of Britain’s […]
2018-09-04
Tragic Titanic watch tops $50,000 at Heritage Auctions
A watch owned by a passenger who died during the sinking of the Titanic has sold for more than $50,000 at Heritage Auctions. The rusted watch, featuring Hebrew letters for […]
2018-08-30
Vintage Ferrari sells for $48.4 million in record-breaking RM Sotheby’s sale
A vintage Ferrari has become the most valuable car ever sold at auction, after it achieved an incredible $48.4 million in California. The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO was the star […]
2018-08-28
Rare Stalin death mask found in U.K sells for eight times its estimate
A bronze death mask of Joseph Stalin stunned auctioneers in the U.K last week when it sold for $17,000, more than eight times its estimate. The rare mask, which featured […]
