Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
1951 Ferrari leads RM Sotheby’s $39 million Monaco auction
A 1951 Ferrari race car with Le Mans 24 Hours provenance led the way in Monte Carlo last weekend, as the top lot of the RM Sotheby’s Monaco sale. More […]
2016-05-16
Vintage Le Mans Jaguar tops $8 million in Bonhams Monaco auction
A vintage Jaguar once raced in the Le Mans 24-Hours has sold for more than $8.2 million at a Bonhams auction in Monaco. The 1953 Jaguar XK120C ‘C-Type’ Sports-Racing Two-Seat […]
Frida Kahlo painting sets world record auction price in New York
A painting by Frida Kahlo has set a new world record price at auction in New York. Her 1939 painting ‘Dos desnudos en el bosque’ (Two Nudes in a Forest) […]
2016-05-13
Sotheby’s Contemporary Art sale tops $240 million in New York
A Sotheby’s sale of contemporary art has achieved more than $240 million in New York. Major works by the likes of Cy Twombly, Francis Bacon and Christopher Wool topped the […]
2016-05-12
Birger Sandzén landscape sets auction record at Heritage American Art sale
A masterwork by the "American Van Gough" has set a new auction record at Heritage Auctions in Dallas. Birger Sandzén’s 1921 landscape ‘Lake at Sunset, Colorado’ was the star lot […]
2016-05-11
Rare 1933 penny brings record $103,000 at Baldwin’s
A remarkably rare 1933 penny has set a new record as the world’s most expensive copper or bronze coin sold at auction. The 1933 Lavrillier Pattern Penny, which crossed the […]
Basquiat masterpiece sets new $57.2 million auction record in New York
A masterpiece by Jean-Michel Basquiat has set a new record price at auction in New York. The monumental untitled work, painted in 1982, had been described as Basquiat’s "explosive tour […]
Auctions America hosts record-breaking Auburn Spring sale
Auctions America returned to Indiana last weekend, to host its highly anticipated Auburn Spring sale. The three-day event attracted record numbers of collectors and enthusiasts to the historic Auburn Auction […]
Record-breaking Rodin sculpture tops Sotheby’s $144.5 million art sale
A sculpture by August Rodin has achieved a new world-record price at Sotheby’s, as part of a $144.5 million sale of Impressionist & Modern Art in New York. Conceived in […]
2016-05-10
Highly rare U.S coin brings almost $1 million at auction in Illinois
A highly rare and important 18th century U.S coin has sold for almost $1 million at auction in Illinois. The Heritage Auctions sale, which was held in conjunction with the […]
Controversial Maurizio Cattelan Hitler sculpture tops Christie’s sale
A controversial artwork depicting Adolf Hitler has sold for a world-record price at auction in New York. The sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan was the leading lot in the […]
2016-05-09
Freeman’s modern art sale sets auction record in Philadelphia
A work by Polish artist Wojciech Fangor set a new record price in Philadelphia last week, as part of a Freeman’s auction of Modern & Contemporary Art. Fangor was a […]
2016-05-05
L.S. Lowry’s napkin sketch tops £8,500 at auction
A sketch doodled on a paper napkin by the celebrated British artist L.S Lowry has sold for more than £8,500 at auction. The sketch, dated November 6, 1961, was drawn […]
2016-05-04
Original Tintin artwork tops $1 million at Artcurial in Paris
A plate of original Tintin comic strip artwork has sold for more than $1 million at auction in Paris. The artwork crossed the block as part of an Artcurial sale […]
2016-05-03
Rare Banksy works lead Julien’s $1.3 million street art sale
A collection of rare works by street artist Banksy have sold as part of a Street Art sale at Julien’s Auctions. The sale, which also offered work by the likes […]
