Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
Bob Dylan painting goes for double estimate
A Bob Dylan painting has doubled its estimate at auction.
2024-05-29
GB-record Petition Crown is $1-million coin
A one-of-16 Petition Crown is now the world’s most valuable British silver coin after realising $1 million (£818,000) at auction. The sale of the Cope Collection, one of the best […]
£750,000 Messi napkin that changed football history
A napkin on which Lionel Messi was first promised to Barcelona has sold for a staggering sum.
2024-05-24
Churchill gift pocket watch more than doubles estimate at auction
A pocket watch given to Winston Churchill by fellow Prime Minister Herbert Asquith has sold for well over double its estimate at auction. The 1905 18-carat gold pocket watch realised […]
Michael Schumacher watches make £3.5 million in hack-delayed sale
Michael Schumacher’s 8 rare watches made over $4 million as Christie’s defied a cyber attack to hold their Geneva auction.
2024-05-15
Pokemon cards auction for £55,000+
A collection of 1990s and 2000s Pokemon cards has realised more than £55,000 at auction, more than doubling its predicted sale price. The cards were sold at auction in Nottinghamshire, […]
2024-05-08
Beatles Norwegian Wood sitar is worth £53k
The first sitar owned by Beatle George Harrison and played on Norwegian Wood has sold at auction for more than £53,000 in Los Angeles. The instrument, bought by Harrison in […]
2024-05-01
Tony Bennett’s MLK Selma letter doubles estimate
A letter from the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr thanking jazz singer Tony Bennett for his support of the Selma March has been sold for $78,000. The letter, sold […]
Astor gold watch breaks Titanic auction record price
A gold watch owned by John Astor, the richest man to die on the Titanic, has been sold for over £1 million. It is now the most valuable item from […]
The 1 in 12 $3.5 million Rolex record breaker
One of the 12 Rolex Split-Seconds Chronograph 4113 has sold for $3.5 million at auction in Monaco to set a new record for the reference. The Rolex Split-Seconds Chronograph 4113 […]
2024-04-24
Raquel Welch’s tiny costumes make big prices
A replica of one of Raquel Welch’s famously undersized costumes has made an outsized price at auction. The faux-fur bikini Raquel Welch wore as a cave woman in One Million […]
2024-04-17
$30k record for rare Velvet Underground single
A copy of the Velvet Underground’s All Tomorrow’s Parties single has sold for $30,000 setting an online auction record. The 7-inch vinyl promo single from 1966 is one of only […]
World’s most valuable comic: $6 million for Superman’s debut
A copy of Action Comics Number 1, the first Superman publication, has realised $6 million at auction: a new record for a comic book. Superman landed on news vendors’ shelves […]
2024-04-10
The golden Apple: Jobs business card makes nearly $200,000 at auction
The computer revolution has changed all of our lives. Now, its early pioneers are historic figures. And they’re very collectible, as a recent $1.6-million auction of early Apple memorabilia proves. […]
2024-03-27
£2 million Layla painting tops Pattie Boyd sale
The painting from the Eric Clapton album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs realised nearly £2 million to top a sale of Pattie Boyd’s personal collection in London. Bidders battled […]
