Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
Tony Soprano’s “last meal” diner booth auctions for $82,600
Did TV mob boss Tony Soprano die? If he did, it was in the New Jersey ice cream parlour booth that has just realised $82,600 at auction. And the buyer […]
2024-03-06
“Indian Mutiny” VC from Irish soldier makes £55,000 at auction
A Victoria cross won by Mayo-born soldier Edmond Jennings at the Relief of Lucknow in 1857 has sold for £55,000 in London. Jennings (sometimes recorded as Edward) was a 42-year-old […]
Mr Darcy’s wet shirt makes £25,000 at auction
Colin Firth, as Mr Darcy, wore this shirt as he dripped from a lake and into a TV nation’s hearts. Yesterday, March 5, it sold for £25,000 at auction, well […]
Elton John Bentley surprises as star of music auction
The stand-out sale in an auction of the contents of one of Elton John’s homes was a car. The Bentley Continental realised $441,000 (£350,000), around 18-times the low-estimate before the […]
2024-02-28
1066 silver coins auction for well over estimate
Anglo-Saxon coins that may have been ditched by a fighter at the Battle of Hastings have sold at auction for £325,000 – nearly twice their estimate. The 122 coins were […]
£150,000 for Hermes handbag in Hong Kong
A Hermes bag has topped the returns chart at a major Sotheby’s luxury sale in Hong Kong. The limited edition bag, made in 2022, realised around £142,000 (HK$1,397,000) at the […]
2024-02-21
£100,000 for WWII medal collection
Twelve medals worn by one of Britain’s most heroic World War II officers have realised £100,000 at auction in London. The medals were the property of Sir Mark Henniker (known […]
Harrison Ford’s Star Wars script makes £10k at auction
A Star Wars script abandoned by Harrison Ford in a London rental has sold for nearly £11,000. Ford was staying in Elgin Crescent, Notting Hill while filming the first Star […]
Michael Jordan sneakers break world record at auction
A set of Michael Jordan’s sneakers – Air Jordan of course – has sold for $8 million (£6.33 million) at auction in New York. This was not a pair of […]
2024-02-07
Churchill false teeth sell for £18,000
A set of false teeth worn by Winston Churchill during one of his most famous speeches have been sold for £18,000. Churchill wore dentures throughout his life, and was somewhat […]
£8 m Mark Knopfler guitar auction smashes estimates
The sale of Mark Knopfler guitars has handsomely surpassed expectations and estimates to raise over £8 million. The sale was a big pay-day for charities, who received 25% of the […]
Beatles painting trebles estimate in NY auction sale
A legendary work of art created by all four Beatles has crashed through estimates to sell for $1.7 million at auction in New York. The piece, usually called Images of […]
Close to $8 bn in sales at top auction house
Sotheby’s recorded $7.9bn in sales last year, just short of the highs recorded in 2022. The exclusive auction house, founded in London in 1744, enjoyed a hugely successful year that […]
2024-01-31
Nadal’s title-winning racquet tops $100k at auction
A racquet with which Rafael Nadal hit the winning shot of the 2007 French Open tennis tournament has sold for $118,000 at auction. The tennis equipment was sold in a […]
Record $0.96 million sale for Charles II coin
A Charles II “Petition” Crown realised $960,000 at auction in January. The sale was a record for the coin type and for any British silver coin. This is the 360th […]
