Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
Wernher von Braun’s plans reach $99,000 at RR Auction
A collection of hand drawn plans and notes from the German rocket engineer Wernher von Braun realised $98,644 at RR Auction earlier this week. The 26 item collection relates to […]
2018-04-20
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 […]
