Auction Results
The latest auction results from around the world compiled daily by our experts.
Freddie sale makes £12million+ start
An evening sale of personal items from Queen singer Freddie Mercury’s raised £12.4 million at Sotheby’s on September 6th. No lots were left unsold. The sale opened a 6-night series of auctions that raised over £39.9 million in total.
2023-09-20
Prayer book surprises with £71k sale
A Hebrew prayer book sold at auction on September 5th for 14-times its estimate.
2023-09-13
Steve Jobs note auctions for $175,000
Notes for a 47-year-old ad draft hand written by Apple founder Steve Jobs sold for $175,759 in an online sale by RR Auction of Boston ending last Thursday, August 24th. […]
2023-08-30
A Rolex ticks up from £200 to £45,000 in 50 years
A family-run auction house in Essex, UK, has sold a rare Rolex watch in a sale that perfectly illustrates the skyrocketing value of collectible watches
2023-06-09
£20k for historic club football shirt
A Middlesbrough football shirt from the late 19th century has sold for £20,000. Seller Graham Budd Auctions believes it may be the oldest surviving shirt from a league club. The […]
2023-03-15
£250 Alberto Giacometti chandelier sells for £2.9 million
An Alberto Giacometti chandelier bought for £250 has sold at Christie’s for £2.9 million – thanks to the well-trained eye of an artist. The chandelier was formerly owned by artist […]
2023-03-06
Gareth Edwards’ rugby jersey sets new world record in Cardiff
The jersey worn by rugby legend Gareth Edwards during the historic 1973 Barbarians v New Zealand match has set a new auction record in Wales. The scrum-half’s jersey – still […]
2023-02-24
Mark Twain’s typewriter tops $100,000
If you’ve ever wanted to hurl a keyboard across the room you’re in good company. The typewriter that drove Mark Twain, America’s most famous Man of Letters, to distraction has […]
2023-02-23
Napoleon’s bicorne hat sells for $1.4 million at Sotheby’s
A hat worn by Napoleon during his 1807 Pologne campaign has sold at Sotheby’s in Paris for a stunning $1.4 million. The historic hat crossed the block on Wednesday (September […]
2021-09-23
First edition copy of Frankenstein sold for $1.17 million
A first edition copy of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has set a new world record, after it sold at auction in New York for more than $1 million. The highly rare […]
2021-09-20
Charlie Brown Christmas cartoon strip sets new auction record at Heritage
A Peanuts cartoon strip linked the the classic ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ has achieved a new world record at Heritage Auctions. The hand-drawn strip by Peanuts creator Charles Schulz sold […]
2021-09-15
Spider-Man comic book sells for world-record $3.6 million
A copy of the first-ever Spider-Man comic has sold for $3.6 million, setting a new record as the world’s most valuable comic book. The rare copy of Amazing Fantasy #15, […]
2021-09-13
Steve Jobs autographs set world record at RR Auction
Items signed by the late Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs achieved record prices at the Boston auction house RR Auction last week. The sale, which concluded on August 19, saw […]
2021-08-23
Super Mario 64 sells for world record $1.56 million
A mint-condition copy of the Nintendo game Super Mario 64 has become the world’s first video game to sell for over $1 million at auction. The unopened game sold for […]
2021-07-19
LeBron James’ high school basketball jersey sells for record $512,000
LeBron James’ high school basketball jersey has sold for over half a million dollars at Juliens Auctions in Los Angeles. The jersey had been described as “a holy grail of […]
