most expensive items sold at auction
if you needed something to throw your money at
if you needed something to throw your money at
1
Jeff Koons Balloon Dog. The series of 5 comes in different colours, and the orange version was sold for $58.4 million on November 13th, 2013.
2
Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet. Sold for $33.7 million on June 5th, 2013.
3
The Bay Psalm Book. Sold for $14.1 million in November 2013.
4
October on Cape Cod. The painting by Edward Hopper sold for $9.6 million in November 2012.
5
1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild. 50 cases of this wine was sold sold for $1.1 million November 2006.
6
Bronze Egyptian Cat. A bronze cat sculpture made in Egypt sold for $2 million in June 2013.
7
The Codex Leicester. Sold to Bill Gates for $30.8 million in November of 1994.
8
Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1945. The bottle of wine was sold for $310,700 in February 2007.
9
Rhein II. There was a photograph of a small body of water taken by Andreas Gursky and sold for $4.8 million in November 2011.
10
Fauteuil aux dragons. A leather bound wooden chair similar to this one was sold at auction for $28 million in February 2009.
11
1856 one cent stamp from British Guiana. Sold for $9.5 million on June 17th, 2014.
12
Huanghuali table. A table made of huanghuali sold for $9 million in March 2013.
13
Case of 1978 Romanee-Conti. A case of this was sold for $476,000 in November 2013.
14
Cycladic Marble Figure. A marble figure carved around 2400 B.C. sold for $16 million in December 2010.
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