Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
Harry Houdini scrapbook leads at Potter & Potter
Harry Houdini’s two volume scrapbook on the subject of spiritualism was the star of Potter & Potter Auctions’ Spring Magic sale on April 28 with a final bid of $55,000. […]
2018-04-30
Presidential eyeglasses collection sells for $31,000
A collection of nine presidential eyeglasses has sold for $31,250 at Nate D Sanders. All were acquired by Dr Spencer Sherman, a scholar in ocular science and proprietor of the […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-04-27
$1.8m Colt Walker Revolver is the world’s most valuable gun
An incredibly rare and important Colt Walker Revolver made history at Rock Island Auction Company (RIAC) this week. The 19th century pistol sold for a record-breaking $1.8 million, making it […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-04-24
Modigliani’s masterpiece sets new world auction record
Amedeo Modigliani’s 1917 masterpiece ‘Nu Couché (Sur Le Côté Gauche)’ has set a new world record as the most valuable artwork ever offered at auction. The seminal painting will cross […]
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle sets new record for type
A PSA Mint 9 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card has sold for $2.8m at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, setting a new auction record for its type. The card exceeded […]
2018-04-23
Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock manuscript sells for $312,500
Arthur Conan Doyle’s original handwritten manuscript to the classic Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of the Dancing Men has sold for $312,500. That’s significantly lower than the $500,000 estimate. It […]
By Dan Wade
2018-04-20
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 […]
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 […]
