Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
Great Wave prints break just short of $900,000
Two copies of the same image sold just a day apart. How different were the prices?
2024-09-18
Morgan dollar sets new record at $324,000 auction
Morgan dollars are beloved of coin collectors because of a number of historical accidents. That’s why it takes over $300,000 to get the best, rarest examples.
Hidden coin hoard auctions for £12.5 million
The coin world has waited a century to get their hands on the best collection of Scandinavian coins in the world. It was bound to be a big sale, but just how big has it been?
Einstein’s nuclear warning letter goes for $3.9 million at Paul Allen sale
An incredible letter with literally earth-shattering implications has made millions at auction. And computing history is also going for big money at sales this week.
2024-09-13
£132,000 for Noel Gallagher guitar as Oasis market explodes
Now is the perfect time to buy and sell Oasis gear and a Noel Gallagher guitar has set a mark this week in London.
Babe Ruth “called shot” jersey smashes world record
Babe Ruth is still a legend, and his story now has a record-breaking monetary value. The “called shot” jersey has broken all records to become the most valuable piece of sports memorabilia ever sold.
2024-08-28
Temple of Doom hat gets close to £500,000 at auction
Indiana Jones’s hat proved a winning lot at a recent sale of Hollywood movie props. There’s a huge appetite for genuine on-screen items right now.
2024-08-21
£1 million for Boba Fett Star Wars figure is new toy record
Boba Fett has done it again, becoming the world’s most expensive toy as a super-rare action figure goes over the £1-million mark.
Rafa Nadal French Open champs shirt nets $100,000+
Rafael Nadal is one of the biggest stars of modern tennis. And that means his value to collectors is extremely high as this recent sale shows.
2024-08-08
Princess Leia bikini and Star Wars space ship auction for combined $1.7 million
Perhaps the most famous, certainly the most talked about, costume in Star Wars history has been sold. Alongside it a legendary space fighter made well over $1 million.
2024-08-01
Uri Geller snags John Lennon glasses at 20-times estimate
John Lennon remains among the most collectible modern pop figures. A pair of glasses he gave to a fan recently dwarfed their estimate.
“Holy grail” Open golf Claret Jug makes nearly $500,000
Gary Player dominated to win this trophy in 1974. Now it’s one of very few Open Trophy prizes to reach the collectibles market. It was bound to command a big price.
Fast out of the blocks: Paris Olympics torch sells for $45,000
It didn’t take long. In fact, the flame hadn’t even been lit before the first Paris torch was up for sale. See how much it made.
Freaks movie poster gets over $100,000 at auction
It was a movie banned for decades in the UK and abandoned on its release. A second life as a cult hit has made 1932’s Freaks a super hit with collectors as this valuable poster sale confirms.
2024-07-26
First Naval Victoria Cross of World War I sells for £240,000
A Victoria Cross won at the start of World War I has been auctioned. The first such award to the Royal Navy in that conflict it raised a major sum at auction.
