Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
Winston Churchill-smoked cigar bought by Piers Morgan
A cigar half smoked by Britain’s wartime prime minister Winston Churchill on a ship to the US in 1941 has sold for £2,600 ($3,467). That’s more than double the £1,000 […]
2018-05-23
Harry and Meghan goodie bag sells for $29,000?
One of the 1,200 non-VIP guests invited to the wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle on Saturday has sold her goodie bag for an astonishing £21,400 ($28,629). That’s a […]
Whisky auction record smashed twice in a night
A 1926 Macallan Valerio Adami 60-Year-Old has smashed the record for a whisky bottle at auction. The rare 750ml tipple, from the distillery’s celebrated “artists series”, sold for $1.1m at […]
2018-05-22
Jewish concentration camp collection sells to Holocaust museum
A collection of items belonging to Jews who were sent to Nazi concentration camps during the second world war appeared at auction last week. The lot realised $3,000 in the […]
2018-05-21
Kurt Cobain smashed guitar stars at Julien’s Auction
An electric guitar body that Kurt Cobain smashed to pieces onstage in Seattle on September 22, 1990 led a sale at Julien’s Auctions. The Aria Pro II Cardinal Series achieved […]
Signed Nirvana photograph leads the John Brennan collection
A signed Nirvana photograph led RR Auction’s sale of autograph hunter John Brennan’s legendary collection last night (May 17). The piece was valued at upwards of $5,000, but ended up […]
2018-05-18
Supreme auction reaches $1m in Paris
A major auction of pieces from fashionable New York streetwear brand Supreme picked up over $1m in bids at Artcurial Paris on May 16. Titled C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around […]
2018-05-17
1981 Ford County 1474 tractor sets British record
A 1981 Ford County 1474 Long Nose Read tractor was the star of an auction at Cheffins at Colesdale Farm in Hertfordshire, UK on May 11. In fact, it set […]
2018-05-16
6.16ct Farnese Blue diamond makes $6.7m in Geneva sale
The Farnese Blue, a legendary Indian 6.16ct blue diamond, soared past its estimate in Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Nobel Jewels sale in Geneva last night (May 15). It made $6.7m, […]
Kazimir Malevich’s Suprematist Composition sets artist record
Russian-Polish artist Kazimir Malevich’s Suprematist Composition (1916) realised $85.8m at Christie’s New York on May 15, setting a new record for his work at auction. Malevich’s previous record was $60m, […]
Modigliani’s Nu couche (sur le cote gauche) makes $157.2m
Amadeo Modigliani’s Nu couché (sur le côté gauche), one of the artist’s most important works, sold for $157.2m at Sotheby’s New York last night (May 14). The result is an […]
2018-05-15
Aryton Senna’s 1993 McLaren-Cosworth makes $5m
Bonhams hosted its annual Monaco auction on May 11, with a 1993 McLaren-Cosworth MP4/8A F1 car raced by Aryton Senna achieving $5m. Senna raced this model to his sixth and […]
By Dan Wade
2018-05-14
Pope Francis’ custom Lamborghini Huracan sells for $862,000
A custom Lamborghini Huracan gifted to Pope Francis last year raised $861,575 for charity in RM Sotheby’s Monaco auction on May 12. The lot crossed the block alongside a vast […]
Elvis Presley’s Tiffany x Omega watch sells for record $1.8m
A Tiffany & Co Omega watch that once belonged to Elvis Presley sold for an astonishing $1.8m in Phillips’ Geneva Watch Auction over the weekend (May 12-13). That’s 10 times […]
By Tom Meyrick
Sandy Koufax 1963 jersey smashes LA Dodgers record
A Sandy Koufax jersey from his barnstorming 1963 season has set a new auction record for a piece of LA Dodgers memorabilia. The lot achieved $429,625 in Goldin Auctions Spring […]
By Tom Meyrick
