Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
HMS Victory Union Jack from the Battle of Trafalgar tops $400,000
Part of the Union Jack flag that flew from the HMS Victory during the battle of Trafalgar has sold for more than $400,000 at auction in London. The historic relic […]
2018-01-18
Fidel Castro’s personal cigars sold for $22,000 at RR Auction
A signed box of cigars from the personal collection of Fidel Castro sold for an impressive $22,000 this week at Boston-based company RR Auction. The box of Trinidad Fundadores cigars […]
2018-01-08
Tom Holland’s Spider-Man suit raises $41,000 for Toys for Tots
The Spider-Man suit worn by Tom Holland in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ sold for $41,000 this week in an online charity auction. The screen-worn costume crossed the block at Screenbid, having been […]
2017-12-19
John Lennon’s fat budgie sells for more than $30,000
A famous sketch by John Lennon entitled ‘The Fat Budgie’ has sold for more than $30,000 at auction in the U.K. Lennon drew the rotund bird as an illustration for […]
12,000 year-old skeleton sets mammoth auction record
A 12 thousand-year-old mammoth skeleton fetched a record price in France last weekend. The enormous specimen crossed the block at the Aguttes auction house in Lyon, as part of a […]
Carl Barks’ Disney Duck Family portrait tops Heritage animation sale
A Donald Duck ‘family portrait’ by the renowned Disney artist Carl Barks topped a recent sale of animation art at Heritage Auctions. The painting, featuring Donald and his relatives, sold […]
2017-12-15
Rare WWII German Enigma machine tops $400,000 at Sotheby’s
A highly rare, fully-working WWII German Enigma code machine has sold for more than $400,00 at Sotheby’s. The machine was the leading lot of Sotheby’s recent History of Science and […]
2017-12-13
Historic New York Yankees documents top $3.8m Heritage auction
A sale celebrating the New York Yankees has realized $3.8 million at Heritage Auctions, topping off a remarkable month for the Dallas auction house. The sale offered a wealth of […]
500-year-old Chinese fish jar sells for $27 million
A 500-year-old Chinese porcelain jar sold for a remarkable $27.39 million in Hong Kong this week, at a Christie’s sale dedicated to imperial treasures of the Ming Dynasty. The highly […]
2017-11-29
Robby the Robot sells at Bonhams for world record $5.37 million
The original Robby the Robot has sold at Bonhams for $5.37 million, making it the most valuable movie prop of all-time. The seven-foot tall robot starred in the 1956 science […]
2017-11-22
Jackie Robinson’s rookie jersey tops $2 million in Dallas
Jackie Robinson’s jersey from his rookie season with the Brooklyn Dodgers has sold at auction for more than $2 million. The historic jersey crossed the block at Heritage Auctions in […]
2017-11-21
Original Dracula poster becomes the world’s most expensive movie poster
A rare poster from the classic 1931 horror movie Dracula has become the world’s most expensive movie poster ever sold at auction. The poster was one of only two known […]
Harry Potter book breaks world record price for the third time in 2017
A first edition copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has sold for a world record at Bonhams. The sale marks the third time in 2017 that the book […]
2017-11-17
Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi painting smashes art world record
Salvator Mundi, the last Leonardo da Vinci painting in private ownership, has smashed the art world record. The circa 1500 depiction of Christ sold for $450 million at Christie’s post-war […]
2017-11-16
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 […]
