Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
Barack Obama’s doodled self-portrait sells for $11,000
A set of doodled pencil sketches by President Barack Obama has sold at action for more than $11,000 in the U.S. The drawings on a sheet of White House stationary […]
2017-11-15
Record-breaking diamond tops $33 million in Geneva
The world’s largest flawless D-colour diamond ever offered at auction has sold for more than $33 million at Christie’s. The gemstone, originally discovered in Angola, weighed in at a remarkable […]
Bob Dylan’s Martin guitar brings $400,000 at Heritage Auctions
A guitar played by Bob Dylan during a historic charity concert has sold for almost $400,000 at auction in Dallas. The 1963 Martin D-28 acoustic guitar crossed the block at […]
2017-11-13
Man Ray photograph fetches $3.1m world record in Paris
A photograph by surrealist artist Man Ray has soared to a new world record price of more than $3 million at Christie’s in Paris. ‘Noire et Blanche’, taken in 1926, […]
Chinese folding chairs fetch $7 million at Bonhams
A set of Chinese folding chairs stunned auction goers at Bonhams this week, selling for almost $7 million against an estimate of just $200,000. The set of four Huanghuali folding […]
2017-11-10
Jimi Hendrix’s shirt sells for more than $100,000
A shirt once owned by Jimi Hendrix has sold for more than $100,000 at auction in the U.S. The shirt was offered with amazing photographic provenance, which showed Hendrix wearing […]
2017-11-07
Jackie Robinson’s baseball cap sets $590,000 world record
A baseball cap worn by Jackie Robinson during his rookie season in the MLB has sold for a world-record $590,000 at Leland’s Auctions. Robinson wore the cap in 1947, as […]
2017-10-30
Paul Newman’s original Rolex Daytona watch sells for $17.75 million
A Rolex watch owned by Hollywood star Paul Newman has sold for an astounding $17.75 million in New York. For decades the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Oyster wristwatch has been nicknamed […]
2017-10-27
Einstein’s ‘Theory of Happiness’ note sells for $1.5 million
A simple handwritten note in which Albert Einstein describes his secret to happiness has sold for almost 200 times its estimate in Israel. Einstein originally wrote the note in November […]
2017-10-25
Rare Titanic locker keys sold for more than $100,000
A rare set of locker keys from the Titanic has sold for more than $100,000 at auction in the U.K this past weekend. The keys had originally belonged to Sidney […]
2017-10-23
Lizzie Borden murder document sells for $16,250
A document signed by the infamous Lizzie Borden sold for $16,250 at Heritage Auctions in Dallas this week. Borden became notorious in 1892, when her father and step-mother were brutally […]
2017-10-18
Illustration art sets two new world records at Heritage Auctions
Original works by Patrick Nagel and Robert McGinnis achieved world record prices at Heritage Auctions last week, as part of a $1 million+ sale of pin-up and illustration art. Nagel’s […]
2017-10-17
JFK’s speedboat sells for $75,000 at Guernsey’s
A vintage speedboat once owned by U.S President John F. Kennedy has sold at auction for $75,000. The boat was the star lot in a sale dedicated to JFK memorabilia, […]
2017-10-09
Ancient Chinese ‘brush washer’ bowl sets $37.6m world record
A 900-year-old Chinese bowl has set a new world record in Hong Kong by selling for $37.6 million. The ancient ceramic bowl, known as a ‘brush washer’, was made in […]
2017-10-03
Ancient Chinese plate found in kitchen cupboard tops $300,000
A plate discovered in a kitchen cupboard in the U.K has sold for more than $300,000 – after it turned out to be an important 300-year-old Chinese antique. The blue […]
