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“Most valuable ever” coin collection set to auction for $70 million+
Aug 21, 2024 · The most valuable item thus far is a King Hans noble from 1496 carrying an estimate of €300,000 to €600,000. The sales begin on September 14, 2024 in Copenhagen. A collection kept in storage for 100 years by a Danish butter magnate's will be revealed and sold at auction this September with a $72million value.
As close to the original Ten commandments as you can get for $2 …
11 hours ago · The auction house expect the single-lot sale to bring in between $1 million and $2 million. The lot for sale is a marble tablet, 2-feet tall and weighing over 52 kilograms (115lb). On it are inscribed nine of the 10 commandments in Paleo Hebrew script. The stone is believed to be 1,500 years old and will be sold on December 18 in New York.
10 cents for $500,000 as farmer’s rare dime is auctioned at last
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Marie Antoinette necklace makes nearly $5 million
12 hours ago · The era of the French Revolution is one of the great turning points in history, and its main characters are highly collectible. Marie Antoinette’s pendant was sold for $36.2 million in November 2018. A necklace with jewels linked to the most famous scandal of Marie Antoinette's tragic reign surpassed its estimate to sell for $4.8 million.
World glass record smashed at £5-million London auction of …
1 day ago · A 14th-century enameled and gilded lamp has become the most valuable glass item sold at auction with a £5,130,400 sale in London. The piece is a Mamluk enamelled glass mosque lamp that was made for Chief of Corps Saif ad-din Sarghitmish in Egypt or Syria around 1351-1358 AD. Listed for sale with an estimate range of £600,000 to £1,000,000 ...
Legendary U.S gold coin the Brasher Doubloon sold for $9.36 …
Jan 11, 2021 · The world’s finest Brasher Doubloon, the most legendary U.S gold coin ever produced, has sold for $9.36 million at Heritage this month. The 18 th century coin is described as “arguably the world’s most famous numismatic rarity”, and is one of only seven examples known to exist.. The sale set a new world record price for a gold coin sold at auction.
Great Wave prints break just short of $900,000
Sep 18, 2024 · Two copies of the Great Wave, a legendary Japanese print, have each realised just short of $900,000 at separate auctions in New York. Bonhams sold a copy for $889,500 (including premium) on September 18, a day after another copy had been auctioned at Christie’s for $856,800. The Wave was printed by Katsushika Hokusai in 1831.
$5-million Z Grill stamp to top most valuable stamp auction ever?
Mar 13, 2024 · The incredibly rare Z Grill is the treasure of William H Gross’s collection, one of the greatest in history. The stamp carries an estimate of $4 million to $5 million, so could double the $2 million paid for an Inverted Jenny last November. The value of this nondescript stamp, with a Benjamin Franklin portrait, is in its “Z Grill”.
Close to $8 bn in sales at top auction house - JustCollecting News
Jan 31, 2024 · Close to $8 bn in sales at top auction house. By Staff Writer. 2024-01-31. 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 included some headline grabbing sales. Woman with a Watch a Picasso painting, showing ...