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Assorted Items
Here is a list of items that either sold for a record high or brought top dollar at a brick and mortar auction house. We have included the location, the year it sold, the estimated selling price, if one was provided, and the final selling price in U.S. dollars. They are listed by category.
Sale price was assumed to be the hammer price by us unless it was stated that buyer's premium was included. Some prices might look like they include buyer's premium because they are not even amounts of money but that is because we had to convert some of them from different foreign currencies into U.S. Dollars.
Automobiles
1957 Ferrari 250 TR
RM Auctions/Sotheby's
2009
Estimate Not Given
$12,156,000 Hammer
1961 Ferrari California Spyder
RM Auctions/Sotheby's
2008
$5,400,000 Estimate
$10,900,000 Hammer
1904 Ten Horsepower 2 Seater Rolls Royce
(Oldest Known Rolls Royce)
Bonhams - London
2007
Estimate Not Given
$4,800,000 Hammer
Books/Ephemera
1937 First Edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit",
Signed with Dedication by Tolkien
Bonhams - London
2008
$60,000 Estimate
$120,800 Hammer
1912 Letter Postmarked from the HMS Titanic, Dated
4/10/12 Before Departure at Southampton
Spink Smythe - New York
2009
Estimate Not Given
$16,100 Hammer
1203 A.D. Koran - Complete and Written in Gold
Christies - London
2007
$400,000 Estimate
$2,330,000 Hammer
Abraham Lincoln's Handwritten Autographed Manuscript
of 1864 Victory Speech
Christies - New York
2009
Estimate Not Given
$3,400,000 Hammer plus B/P
Showcase #4 DC Comic Book The Flash, Comic That Started
The Silver Age
Heritage Comic Auction - Location Not Listed
2009
Estimate Not Given
$179,250 Hammer plus B/P
1938 Superman Comic Book, Action Comics #1
ComicConnect - Texas (Online)
2009
Estimate Not Given
$317,200 Online Selling Price
Cameras
1839 Daguerreotype Camera
Galerie Westlicht - Vienna
2007
Estimate Not Given
$775,000 Hammer
1923 Leica 0 Series, No. 107, 35mm Camera
Westlicht Photographic Auction - Vienna
2008
Estimate Not Given
$492,500 Hammer
Carpets/Rugs
Isfahan Carpet, 16'1" by 6'11", Circa 1600
Christies - New York
2008
$120,000 to $180,000 Estimate
$116,500 Hammer plus B/P
Small Medallion Ushak Rug, 4'10" by 3'11", Circa 1600
Christies - New York
2008
$40,000 to $60,000 Estimate
$158,500 Hammer plus B/P
Mahal Carpet - Central Persia, 24' by 17'4", No Age Given
Sotheby's - New York
2008
$20,000 to $30,000 Estimate
$170,500 Hammer plus B/P
Mahal Carpet - Central Persia, 18'6" by 10'9", Circa 1900
Sotheby's - New York
2008
$40,000 - $60,000 Estimate
$182,500 Hammer plus B/P
Tabriz Carpet - Northwest Persia, 19'10" by 13'3", Circa 1890
Sotheby's - New York
2008
$150,000 to $200,000 Estimate
$182,500 Hammer plus B/P
Silk Isfahan Rug - Central Persia, 7'7" by 5'7", Circa 1600
Christies - New York
2008
In Excess of $2,000,000 Estimate
$4,450,000 Hammer plus B/P
1920's Parakeets and Parrots Carpet, Wool & Cotton,
Yves St. Laurant Collection
Christies - Paris
2009
$191,652 to $255,536 Estimate
$774,764 Hammer plus B/P
Carvings
1900-1910 Elmer Crowell Carved Preening Pintail Decoy
Copley Fine Art Auctions - Plymouth, MA
2009
$500,000 to $800,000 Estimate
$546,250 Hammer plus B/P
Elmer Crowell Carved Nesting Canada Goose
Copley Fine Art Auctions - Plymouth, MA
2009
$600,000 to $900,000 Estimate
$661,250 Hammer plus B/P
Coins/Paper Money
1913 First Australian 10 Shilling Bank Note
International Auction Galleries - Australia
2008
$1,360,000 Estimate
$1,660,000 Hammer
Australian 1924 George V One Thousand Pound Bank Note
Nobles Numismatics - Sydney Australia
2007
Estimate Not Given
$1,223,250 Hammer
1776 Continental Dollar MS-64 Grade
Stack's Auction - Baltimore, MD
2007
Estimate Not Given
$189,750 Hammer
1837 Liberty Seated Dime Without Stars
Stack's Auction - Baltimore, MD
2007
Estimate Not Given
$63,250 Hammer
Gem Proof 1839 Gobrecht Silver Dollar
Stack's Auction - Baltimore, MD
Estimate Not Given
$103,500 Hammer
1794 Flowing Hair Half Dime PCGS AU-58
Bowers & Marena St. Louis Rarities Auction - Irvine, CA
2007
Estimate Not Given
$14,375 Hammer
1863 Judd-302 Pattern Indian Cent in PCGS Proof-66
Bowers & Marena St. Louis Rarities Auction - Irvine, CA
2007
Estimate Not Given
$32,200 Hammer
1869 Liberty Half Eagle in PCGS Proof-63
Bowers & Marena St. Louis Rarities Auction - Irvine, CA
2007
Estimate Not Given
$34,500 Hammer
Collectibles
1920's William Crawford & Sons Sports Coupe Shaped
Biscuit Tin with Original Box
Bonhams - London
2007
$4,889 Estimate
$32,130 Hammer plus B/P
Dolls
1965 Barbie in Midnight Red
Christies - London
2006
$960 Estimate
$17,000 Hammer
1915 French Doll by Artist Albert Marque, Danseur Russe #2
Theriault's - Annapolis, MD
2009
Estimate Not Given
$263,000 Hammer
Furniture
Throne of Chinese Emperor from Qing Dynasty's Qinglong Period
Sotheby's - Location Not Given
2009
$4,000,000 Estimate
$11,000,000 Hammer
Eileen Gray's Dragon Chair, 1917-1919
Christies - Paris
2009
$2,555,360 to $3,833,040 Estimate
$28,238,277 Hammer plus B/P
Pair of X-Shaped Stools in Rosewood & Velvet
Circa 1930, Yves St. Laurant Collection
Christies - Paris
2009
$63,884 to $89,438 Estimate
$155,984 Hammer plus B/P
Pre-1920 Eileen Gray Console Table with Lacquer
Christies - Paris
2009
$1,277,680 to $1,916,520 Estimate
$2,971,432 Hammer plus B/P
1919 Circular Occasional Table, Model, Green
Marble with Snails & Shells by Armand Albert
Rateau
Christies - Paris
2009
$766,608 to $1,022,144 Estimate
$1,455,422 Hammer plus B/P
Late 18th Century Chippendale Maple Chest on Chest
with Fan Carving Attributed to John Dunlap
Skinner's Americana Auction - Boston
2009
Estimate Not Given
$22,515 Hammer plus B/P
Jewelry/Jewels
Wittelsbach Grey-Blue Diamond, 35.56 Carats
Christies - London
2008
$14,700,000 Estimate
$24,200,000 Hammer
Lamps/Lighting
1925-1930 Bronze Ferns Table Lamp with 5 Alabaster
Panels, Yves St. Laurant Collection
Christies - Paris
2009
$63,884 to $76,661 Estimate
$202,393 Hammer plus B/P
Military
WWI Victoria Cross Metal of Gallantry
Bonhams & Goodman - Sydney, Australia
2006
Estimate Not Given
$1,000,000 Hammer
Musical Instruments
Roy Rogers OM-45 Deluxe Martin Guitar (1930 Prototype)
Christies - Pennsylvania
2009
Estimate Not Given
$554,500 Hammer
1707 Antonio Stradivari Violin "The Hammer"
Christies - New York
2006
Estimate Not Given
$3,544,000 Hammer plus B/P
Eric Clapton's Black & White Fender Stratocaster, Used
1970-1985, Nicknamed "Blackie"
Christies - New York
2004
$100,000 to $150,000 Estimate
$959,000 Hammer plus B/P
Porcelain/Pottery
Rare Porcelain "Ed. O'Connell" Lawyer's Shaving Mug
W. Yoder Auctions - Wisconsin
2009
Estimate Not Given
$7,762 Hammer plus B/P
Faberge Egg from Rothschild Family with Miniature
Clock & Diamond Encrusted Cockerel, 1902
Christies - New York
2007
Estimate Not Given
$18,500,000 Hammer
Spirits
Case of 6 Magnums of Chateau Mouton Rothschild, 1945
Acker Merrall & Condit - Hong Kong
2008
Estimate Lower Than Realized
$167,436 Hammer plus B/P
Case of 12 Bottles of Chateau Mouton Rothschild, 1945
Acker Merrall & Condit - Hong Kong
2008
Estimate Lower Than Realized
$155,128 Hammer plus B/P
Case of 1982 Chateau Le Pin
Acker Merrall & Condit - Hong Kong
2008
Estimate Lower Than Realized
$105,487 Hammer plus B/P
Jeroboam of Don Perignon Rose, 1996
Acker Merrall & Condit - Hong Kong
2008
Estimate Lower Than Realized
$34,128 Hammer plus B/P
1966, 1973 and 1976 Magnums of Don Perignon Oenotheque
Acker Merrall & Condit - Hong Kong
2008
Estimate Lower Than Realized
$93,077 Hammer plus B/P
1850 Rare Bowmore Scotch Whiskey (Oldest Known Bottle of
Bowmore in Existence)
McTear's Auctioneers - Glasgow
2007
$32,700 Estimate
$59,200 Hammer plus B/P
Sports
1923 Babe Ruth Homerun Baseball, First Homerun in
Yankee Stadium
Leland's Auction House - New York
1998
Estimate Not Given
$126,500 Hammer
1918 Babe Ruth Boston Red Sox Bat
Heritage Auction Galleries - Dallas
2009
Estimate Not Given
$537,750 Hammer plus B/P
1977 Pete Maravich Basketball
Heritage Auction Galleries - Dallas
2009
Estimate Not Given
$131,450 Hammer plus B/P
Stamps
Left-hand Marginal Block Cut from Part Sheet Presented to
Sir Daniel Cooper, Governor of New South Wales & First
President of London Philatelic Society
Spink Auction - Bloomsbury London
2004
$96,000 Estimate
$190,190 Hammer
1897 Qing Dynasty Stamp (Small $1 Overprint on a
Three Cent Chinese Red Revenue Stamp)
Zurich Asia's Stamps & Postal History Auction - Hong Kong
2009
Estimate Lower Than Realized
$332,000 Hammer
Complete Set of Sixteen 1916 Chinese Empire Stamps
Zurich Asia's Stamps & Postal History Auction - Hong Kong
2009
$41,000 Estimate
$81,600 Hammer
1918 Inverted Jenny U.S. Airmail Stamp
Siegel Auction Galleries - New York
2007
Estimate Not Given
$977,500 Hammer
1869 Inverted Declaration of Independence Stamp
Philip Weiss Auctions - New York
2008
$200,000 to 300,000 Estimate
$1,200,000 Hammer
Block of Four 1918 Inverted Jenny U.S. Airmail Stamps
Siegel Auction Galleries - New York
2005
Estimate Not Given
$2,700,000 Hammer
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