Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
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 […]
£10,000 for Ringo’s unheard Beatle tapes but a recorded album makes more
Audio recordings made by Ringo Starr have realised £10,000 at auction in England. But a signed copy of Please Please Me, the Beatles’ debut album, proved more valuable than the […]
£100 banknote auctions for £38,000
A £100 bank note from 1894 has been sold at auction for £38,000. The sale price far exceeded the estimate of £24,000 to £30,000. The buyer is said to be a […]
2024-03-20
Moon landing Omega watch tops £20,000 at auction
An Omega watch made to honour the 1969 Apollo XI moon landing has sold for £22,000 at a UK auction. The very-limited-edition Omega Speedmaster was sold in North Yorkshire. Only […]
Watchmen comic page tops $1-million Gaiman auction
Original artwork from the Watchmen comic made $132,000 as the most valuable item in a $1 million auction of writer Neil Gaiman’s personal collection. Proceeds from the sale will help […]
Star Wars C-3PO head makes nearly $1million
C-3PO’s head, from the Star Wars film Return of the Jedi (1983), has sold for $843,750 at auction in the United States. Anthony Daniels, who inhabited the robot suit throughout […]
Beatles Ed Sullivan flight menu tops $100,000
A London to New York in-flight menu signed by The Beatles and their party has sold for $100,000 at auction in the United States. It’s 1964. February 7th. And The […]
2024-03-13
Peugeot 205 auctions for £250,000+ at Silverstone
A Peugeot 205 has sold for £227,250 at auction. It is not the standard model of the long-lasting and popular hatchback, but one of just 200 special editions and can […]
2024-03-06
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 […]
“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 […]
