Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
German Enigma machine codebook sets new record
A German Enigma machine codebook designed for use aboard a second world war U-boat has smashed its estimate at auction. Valued at $30,000, it sold for a phenomenal $225,000. That’s […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-13
General Custer’s hair sells for $12,500 at Heritage Auctions
A lock of General Custer’s hair has sold for $12,500 in a sale of Old West memorabilia at Heritage Auctions. The auction on June 9 achieved a result of $1.4 […]
2018-06-11
WW1 Cadbury chocolate tin realises $4,000
A WW1 Cadbury chocolate tin sent to a British soldier on the western front realised £3,050 ($4,093) at Eddisons CJM auctioneers this week. That’s a big increase on the lot’s […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-07
Barbarella laser rifle sells for $220,000 at Profiles in History
A laser rifle from cult sci-fi flick Barbarella (1968) was the surprise hit of Profiles in History’s June 6 sale in LA. This stunning piece of film history had originally […]
By Tom Meyrick
Batman TV memorabilia prices soar at Profiles in History
Holy auction results Batman! A treasure trove of 1960s Batman TV memorabilia has sold in California (June 5), during the first day of Profile in History‘s Icons & Legends of […]
2018-06-06
Early Van Gogh landscape painting auctions for $8.2 million
Artcurial has auctioned an early landscape painting by Vincent van Gogh for $8.2m. Raccommodeuses de filets dans les dunes (Fishing Net Menders in the Dunes) dates to 1882, when Van Gogh […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-05
Dinosaur skeleton auction achieves $2 million in Paris
The skeleton of a previously unrecorded species of dinosaur realised $2m at Aguttes auction house in Paris on June 4. The bones date back around 163.5m-145m years and belong to […]
By Tom Meyrick
Herge’s ‘Red Sea Sharks’ Tintin artwork realises $425,000
Herge’s original 12-panel artwork for a page from classic Tintin story The Red Sea Sharks made $425,000 at Heritage Auctions over the weekend (June 4). The piece was the star […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-04
Two Ronnies’ Four Candles script hammers for £28,000
Ronnie Barker’s original handwritten script for The Two Ronnies sketch “Four Candles” has auctioned this afternoon (June 1) for £28,000. Featuring the red ink handwriting of Barker, who was using […]
By Dan Wade
2018-06-01
Thomas Schelling’s Nobel Prize auctions for $187,000
Thomas Schelling’s Nobel Prize has sold for $187,500 at Nate D Sanders’ May 31 online auction. The US arms control expert, who died in 2016 aged 95, was awarded the […]
By Dan Wade
Queen Elizabeth II signed register stars in Canadian auction
A register signed by four members of the British royal family, including Queen Elizabeth II, made $6,909 US in a recent sale at All Nations Stamp and Coin in Vancouver, […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-05-29
Derek Jeter trading card sets new record for type
A Mint 10-graded Derek Jeter trading card from his 1993 rookie season with the New York Yankees has become the most valuable modern baseball card ever sold. The Upper Deck […]
By Tom Meyrick
1774 Vin Jaune bottle makes $121,000 at Christie’s
A Christie’s wine auction has set a new record for a bottle of 1774 Vin Jaune. The 244-year-old wine received a final bid of $120,800 at the May 26 sale […]
By Tom Meyrick
Car boot vase bought for $26 goes for $29,500
A ceramic vase picked up at a car boot sale for £20 ($26) during the 1990s has sold for an astonishing £21,960 ($29,411) at auction. It turns out the vase […]
2018-05-24
MC Escher’s relativity sets new world records
A lithograph print of MC Escher’s Relativity (1953) achieved a new world record for the artist at Bonhams on May 22, with a final result of $92,500. This is Escher’s […]
By Tom Meyrick
