Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
Historic punk memorabilia fetches five figures at Sotheby’s
The recent Sotheby’s sale ‘A Rock & Roll Anthology: From Folk to Fury’ featured two landmark items of memorabilia from the history of punk. The first item was a hand-painted […]
2016-12-13
Bob Dylan’s Blowin’ in the Wind lyrics auction for $324,500
Bob Dylan’s handwritten lyrics to Blowin’ in the Wind have sold for $324,500. They topped Sotheby’s A Rock & Roll Anthology: From Folk to Fury auction in New York on […]
2016-12-12
German M4 naval Enigma machine sets new world record
A German M4 naval Enigma machine has sold for a record $463,400. It smashed the previous record for an Enigma machine, set at $350,000 for another M4 specimen last year. […]
2016-12-08
Enola Gay navigator’s log realises $372,500
The original log kept by the navigator of the Enola Gay made $372,500 at Sotheby’s New York on December 6. It starred in sale of Americana and books and manuscripts. […]
2016-12-07
Royal Welsh Whisky bottles defy expectation
A couple of bottles of Royal Welsh Whisky have sold for substantially above their estimates at Peter Francis Auctioneers. Both date to around 1900 and were produced by the Welsh […]
2016-12-06
1847 Mauritius copper plate sold for $1.1 million
The copper plate used to print the ultra-rare 1847 Mauritius issue stamp realised $1.1 million at David Feldman in Geneva last week. The issue was the first stamp the British […]
2016-12-05
Lawren Harris’ Mountain Forms breaks Canadian art auction record
Lawren Harris’ Mountain Forms has broken the record for a Canadian artwork at auction. The Group of Seven artist’s 1926 work sold for $11.2 million at Heffel Fine Art Auction […]
2016-11-25
Herge’s original Tintin artwork sets $1.7 million record
A page of Herge’s original artwork for a Tintin adventure has auctioned for $1.7 million, doubling its estimate at Artcurial in Paris. The China ink extract from 1954 work Explorers […]
2016-11-21
John Lennon’s hostile letter to Paul McCartney auctions for $30,000
A hostile letter John Lennon wrote to Linda McCartney, Paul’s wife, has sold for $29,843 at RR Auction – far above its $20,000 estimate. Lennon wrote the letter in 1971, […]
Gerhard Richter’s "A B, Still" tops Sotheby’s contemporary auction
Gerhard Richter’s "A B, Still" top performed at Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction in New York last night. The 1986 piece sold above its $30 million high estimate for $34 […]
2016-11-18
Marilyn Monroe’s Happy Birthday Mr President dress sells for $4.8 million
The dress Marilyn Monroe wore to sing Happy Birthday Mr President to JFK in 1962 has smashed expectations at auction. It sold for $4.8 million at Julien’s Auctions sale last […]
Earliest 10 Commandments tablet sells for $850,000
The earliest known stone tablet featuring the 10 Commandments sold for $850,000 on Wednesday. The 200 pound white marble tablet is thought to be more than 1,500 years old and […]
2016-11-17
De Kooning’s Untitled XXV sets artist record
Willem de Kooning’s Untitled XXV has set a new auction record for the Dutch-American artist. The 1977 oil on canvas sold for $66.3 million at Christie’s Post-War & Contemporary Art […]
2016-11-16
Munch’s Girls on the Bridge makes $54.5 million
Edvard Munch’s Girls on the Bridge was the star lot of Sotheby’s impressionist and modern art evening sale last night. Quintessential Munch, with swirling, vertigo-inducing colours, the 1902 piece sold […]
2016-11-15
World’s most valuable wristwatch sells for $11 million in Geneva
A vintage Patek Philippe watch has become the world’s most valuable wristwatch, after it sold for more than $11 million in Geneva. Made in 1943, the Ref. 1518 stainless steel […]
