Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
Sotheby’s Erotic Art sale a huge success
Sotheby’s Erotic Art sale featured a wealth of titillating treasures from throughout history, ranging from mild to pulse pounding. Among the headliners of the February 15 sale was Francis Picabia’s […]
2018-02-16
Canyon Diablo meteorite sells for enormous sum
How much would you pay for a 70 pound Canyon Diablo meteorite? If it’s anything less than $237,500, you would have missed out in Christie’s online-only meteorite sale, which closed […]
2018-02-15
Adolf Hitler’s office desk sells for $29,000
Adolf Hitler’s desk sold for $29,000 at Milestone Auctions over the weekend. While that’s considerably less than its $100,000-1m estimate, it’s a fairly solid price for this piece considering its […]
2018-01-29
$929,000 Vincent Black Lightning sets new world auction record
A rare and historic Vincent Black Lightning has become the world’s most valuable motorcycle, after it sold for $929,000 at Bonhams in Las Vegas this week. British manufacturer Vincent originally […]
2018-01-26
American icons lead RM Sotheby’s $36m Arizona sale
The recent RM Sotheby’s Arizona sale fetched an impressive total of $36.5 million, with a pair of iconic American vehicles leading the way. Topping the sale was a 1966 Shelby […]
2018-01-24
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 […]
