Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
Doors from the infamous Chelsea Hotel bring more than $400,000
A collection of doors from New York’s infamous Chelsea Hotel has sold for more than $400,000 at auction, after they were saved from the scrapheap by a homeless man. The […]
By Dan Wade
2018-04-13
Rare French Casablanca poster leads $1.9 million Heritage sale
A remarkably rare French poster for the classic movie Casablanca topped a recent $1.9 million sale at Heritage Auctions in Dallas. The poster, featuring highly stylized illustrations of stars Humphrey […]
2018-04-12
John F. Kennedy’s Cuban Missile Crisis map soars at RR Auction
A map of Cuba used by President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis has smashed expectations at RR Auction in Boston. The map had been described as “a […]
By Dan Wade
Original Masters golf ticket sells for record sum
An original ticket from the first ever Masters golf tournament has sold for $118,598, a record sum for a ticket to a sporting event. The lot was issued in 1934, […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-04-11
Mezcala standing figure smashes estimate in Paris
A Mezcala standing figure led a sale of Mezcala, Chontal and Olmec artefacts at Sotheby’s Paris on April 9. The piece dates to around 300-100 BC and is carved from […]
By Dan Wade
2018-04-10
Russell Crowe’s divorce sale realises $2.8m
An auction of pieces collected by Russell Crowe and his ex-wife (playfully titled the Art of Divorce) proved an unmitigated success at Sotheby’s Australia on April 7. Crowe and his […]
2018-04-09
Record for Buddhist manuscript set at Sotheby’s Hong Kong
Two sets of Ming dynasty Imperial Chinese sutras sold for $30.4m at Sotheby’s Hong Kong last night, setting a new auction record for a Buddhist manuscript. The auction house described […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-04-03
Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s A La Warhol smashes estimate
Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s A La Warhol was the sleeper hit of Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary African Art Sale on March 28. The lot sold for £200,000 ($281,266) at the London […]
2018-03-29
Jack Nicholson’s Shining jacket hammers for $23,500
The red jacket worn by Jack Nicholson in his groundbreaking role as Jack Torrance in The Shining (1980) has auctioned in Italy. It sold for $23,567 in a major sale […]
2018-03-28
Rusted Jaguar Series 1 E-Type hammers for $59,000
A 1965 Jaguar Series 1 E-Type discovered rusting at a home in Yorkshire, UK realised £41,625 ($58,774) at H&H Classics on March 21. The car was in a spectacular state […]
2018-03-27
Russian SA-4 Ganef missile hits $17,000
A deactivated Russian SA-4 ‘Ganef’ Cold War missile realised £12,000 ($17,056) at Summers Place Auctions’ Homes and Gardens sale on March 20. While it’s known as the 2K11 Krug in […]
2018-03-26
Mike Mitchell’s Beatles photographs sell for $360,000
Photographer Mike Mitchell’s shots of the Beatles at two early US concerts in 1964 have sold for £253,200 ($360,154). The 413 negatives were sold as a single lot (with full […]
Jesse Owens’ Medal of Honor sells at SCP Auctions
Jesse Owens’ 1976 Congressional Medal of Honor realised $128,617 at SCP Auctions on March 25, more than double the $50,000 starting bid and a record for the medal type. Owens […]
Babe Ruth’s ‘Called Shot’ bat realises $212,500
A baseball bat that might have been the one Babe Ruth used to make his 1932 “Called Shot” realised $212,587 in an online auction at Lelands on March 23. Ruth […]
Ibrahim Mahama’s Chale Wote leads African art sale
Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama’s Chale Wote (2014) is poised to headline Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary African Art sale in London on March 28. The work is valued at £60,000-90,000 ($83,960-125,940). […]
