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World Record Prices

It's always good to know there is confidence in any market prior to investing.

The Collectibles markets are booming with world record prices being set on a regular basis.

Our unique news service gives you the inside information into all the hottest markets.

A few of the recent world records are listed below.

Art


Peter Doig: estimate $4m, sold for $10.2m in 2009


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$4m Gandolfi is a World Record at Christie's | 29 January 2010

Kirche in Cassone sells for a World Record £26m | 5 February 2010

Frans Francken sells for €7.02m World Record | 21 April 2010

$106.5m Brody Picasso is new #1 World Record artwork | 5 May 2010

Andy Warhol self-portrait brings World Record | 17 May 2010

Manet self-portrait sells for £22m World Record price at Sotheby's | 23 June 2010

 

Autographs


Schulz signed Snoopy cartoon: estimate $30,000, sold for $101,500 in 2010


$60k Beat It lyrics put Jackson in the autographs big league | 27 November 2009

Snoopy Vs the Red Baron battles to $101.5k | 3 March 2010

$121k for George Washington's marital advice | 16 March 2010

Elvis's signed contract to buy Graceland goes up for sale | 24 March 2010

 

Books & Manuscripts


First Edition Great Gatsby: estimate $80,000, sold for $180,000 in 2010


Great Scott! Legendary novel sells for $180k | 3 September 2009

Fleurs du Mal brings €775k at auction | 3 December 2009

Edgar Allen Poe's For Annie brings $830k | 9 December 2009

'A good week for the rare comic book business!' | 4 March 2010

Jacques Prévert's landmark movie script sells for €450,000 | 16 June 2010

 

Classic cars


Ferrari GTO 250: sold in 2010 for £12m.
 

First Jaguar C-Type in North America sells for $2.5m | 26 August 2009

Howard Hughes car to sell for $1m-plus record price | 4 September 2009

Three new World Records and a $2.75m Ferrari at premier car event | 2 September 2009

Aston Martin chairman's DB2 sells for record £550k | 30 October 2009

€109k sale leads BMW bike auction | 30 November 2009

£442k Rolls Royce races ahead at auction | 8 December 2009

$3.5m Ferrari to sell in Monaco | 24 December 2009

$12.4m Ferrari leads a record-breaking year for classic cars | 29 December 2009

 

Coins


The Mona Lisa of coins: $3.7m Olsen Liberty Head Nickel


Scottish £1 banknote sells for record £9k | 10 October 2009

Rare Chinese banknotes triple expectations | 25 February 2010

$86k Queen Elizabeth note reigns supreme in Singapore | 29 March 2010

Golden dollar of the last Chinese Emperor brings €10k | 3 March 2010

 

Medals & Militaria


The VC and Bar: sold in 2009 for £1.5m


16th century body armour sells for record $772k | 22 September 2009

Distinguished Conduct Medal sells for £120k | 21 November 2009

Double award of Victoria Cross sells for £1.5m | 25 November 2009

World record for Victoria Cross to a British recipient | 6 January 2010

The World's most expensive Union Jack sells for £384k | 19 February 2010

Russian Order of St Andrew brings £1.32m World Record price at medals auction | 11 June 2010

 

Memorabilia


Elvis's diamond ring: sold in 2010 for $107,500


Previously unknown rare blues record sells for over $10k | 27 August 2009

Vintage Playboy art sells for $179k | 3 March 2010

Map of the Battle of Yorktown sets $1.15m World Record | 11 March 2010

The six most expensive pieces of Michael Jackson memorabilia | 22 March 2010

 

Space & Aviation


The Moon Rolex: estimate $30,000, sold for $131,000 in 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$140k meteorite leads Californian auction | 9 December 2009

World's 'most beautiful' classic aircraft sells for $671k | 18 February 2010

$500k vintage flying boat to auction in New York | 19 March 2010

Oldest original flying car in existence sells for $65,175 | 31 March 2010

Astronaut's 'Moon Rolex' sells for $131k | 6 January 2010

 

Stamps


The world's most valuable stamp heads to auction in 2010: $1.6m


Rare $258k Chinese stamp could set world auction record | 25 September 2009

$475k Chinese stamp sets world record | 5 November 2009

Bill Gross's Canadian stamps bring $1.9m | 20 November 2009

1897 Chinese stamp brings World Record | 1 February 2010

Treasure of China's Cultural Revolution sells for World Record | 2 February 2010

Slow boat to China sails to six times its estimate | 4 February 2010

Another World Record Smashed | 26 February 2010

Unique


Flash Comics No 1:sold in 2010 for
$450,000, double the 2006 auction realisation


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Punch bowl sells for world record $5.9m | 25 January 2010

Giacometti sculpture sells for a World Record £65m | 4 February 2010

First Superman comic soars to a World Record $1m | 23 February 2010

Pow! $1m Batman comic defeats Superman to set new World Record | 8 March 2010

Silver wine-cooler 'as big as a bathtub' sells for £2.51m | 7 July 2010

Three New World Record prices at $5.8m antiques sale | 10 June 2010

 

Watches & Jewellery

Historical Patek Philippe

 

 


The World Record Patek Philippe sold for $5.7m


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patek Philippe dominates $11.9m Hong Kong watch sale | 7 December 2009

$1.2m Patek Philippe sets World Record | 16 December 2009

$300k Patek to shine at 2009's final Antiquorum | 16 December 2009

Comet clock shoots to $250k in New York | 16 March 2010

Rivière necklace achieves a dazzling $6.7m | 8 April 2010

Imperial jade stamp seals $12.2m World Record | 9 April 2010

Christie's sells rare Patek Philippe watch for $5.7m World Record | 10 May 2010

 

Wine, Whisky & Cigars

Rare whisky dominates Glasgow auction | 20 August 2009

Record breaking whisky sale | 24 November 2009

Chateau Petrus '82 sells for a record $94k in Hong Kong | 24 December 2009

Winston Churchill's cigar sold for £4.5k | 2 February 2010

Velvety Romanée Conti 1990 sells for $78k | 1 March 2010

Château Lafite Rothschilds 1982 smashes estimate at Christie's | 5 March 2010

 

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Last updated: 28 July 2010