Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
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, […]
2018-05-16
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
2018-05-10
Rockefeller’s American art collection raises $106.8m
Christie’s sale of David and Peggy Rockefeller’s American art collection raised an extraordinary $106.8m last night. That brings the total for the sale of the couple’s unparalleled estate sale to […]
By Dan Wade
Peggy and David Rockefeller auction sets world record
Day one of the Peggy and David Rockefeller auction went off with a bang at Christie’s, setting a new record for the most valuable sale in history. The vast collection […]
2018-05-09
Alcoholics Anonymous’ Big Book achieves $2.4m
The original working manuscript to Alcoholics Anonymous’ legendary Big Book has sold for $2.4m. The text last sold for $992,000 at Sotheby’s in 2007. Controversy surrounded that first sale, as […]
By Dan Wade
2018-05-08
Man Ray’s London Underground poster sets new record
An example of Man Ray’s iconic 1938 London Underground poster has set a new record at auction. The lot realised $149,000, making it the most valuable Underground poster ever sold. […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-05-04
Naked Donald Trump statue sells for $28,000
How much would you pay for a statue of a naked Donald Trump? If the answer is anything less than $28,000 you would have been outbid in a street art […]
2018-05-03
Unrecorded Quran fragment makes $817,000
An unrecorded fragment of the Quran copied onto nine leaves of an earlier Coptic bible has sold for £596,750 ($817,056) at Christie’s. The lot originates from Egypt in the 7th […]
By Dan Wade
2018-05-01
Disneyland Small World model sells for $57,500
A model of the clock facade from Disneyland’s It’s a Small World ride has sold for $57,500 at Van Eaton Galleries. The lot was one of a vast array of […]
Jack the Ripper postcard sells for $30,500
A postcard purportedly written by Jack the Ripper has sold for £22,000 ($30,267) at Grand Auctions in Folkestone, UK. That’s a spectacular increase on the £900 ($1,238) estimate. However, there’s […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-04-30
Panini Mexico 1970 sticker album reaches $2,130
A Panini Mexico 1970 sticker album has sold for £1,550 ($2,130) on eBay. That’s a huge sum considering it’s missing six of the 288 stickers and also features some juvenile […]
By Dan Wade
