Keywords: Auction


Rare sealed Super Mario Bros NES game sells for $3 million at auction

A sealed copy of the iconic video game Super Mario Bros. has sold for $3 million at auction, setting a new global record for the most expensive video game ever sold, according to auction house Heritage Auctions. The transaction, completed on Friday, marks a milestone in the rapidly growing market for......

Sotheby's to auction T rex skeleton Gus for millions

The auction house will offer a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known as Gus during its annual Geek Week sale in July, with estimates ranging between 20 million and 30 million dollars. The specimen is presented as one of the most significant prehistoric fossils ever brought to the commercial market, reflecting......

Two unseen Monet paintings emerge from private collections for Paris auction

Two Claude Monet landscapes that have remained in private collections for over a century are set to go under the hammer at Sotheby's Modern and Contemporary Art evening sale in Paris on April 16. The works, "Les Îles de Port-Villez" and "Vétheuil, Effet du Matin,"......

1896 Olympic medal shatters auction estimates in Denmark

A silver medal from the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 has sold for 1,152,000 Danish crowns, or about 181,000 dollars, at an online sale in Denmark, far above expectations. The piece was offered by Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers, which had guided the medal at between 200,000 and 300,000......

Michelangelo drawing sells for $27.2 million, shattering auction record

A small red chalk sketch depicting a foot by Michelangelo sold for $27.2 million at Christie’s in New York on February 5, 2026, setting a new auction record for any work by the Renaissance master and fetching more than 13 times its presale estimate. The 13-centimeter drawing, titled Study for......

Apple's original partnership agreement heads to auction with estimates up to $4 million

The founding documents that officially established Apple Computer Company in 1976 are set to go under the hammer at Christie's auction house in New York on January 23, 2026. The rare three-page contract, signed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, marks the birth of what would evolve into......

Rare Superman #1 comic from 1939 sells for record $9.12 million after attic discovery

A remarkable near-mint copy of the 1939 Superman #1 comic book was sold for a staggering $9.12 million at Heritage Auctions, setting a new record for the highest price ever paid for a comic book at auction. This pristine copy, graded CGC 9.0, the highest certified grade for this issue, surpassed the......

Napoleon’s lost diamond brooch fetches $4.4 million at Sotheby’s auction

A diamond brooch once belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte has sold for 3.5 million Swiss francs, equivalent to about $4.4 million, at a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva. The sale far exceeded its pre-sale estimate and reignited global fascination with Napoleonic treasures. The rare jewel is believed to......

Lyon to auction luxury goods seized by French justice

On October 2, the Court of Appeal in Lyon will host a public auction of luxury goods seized by French justice as part of criminal proceedings. The sale, organized by the Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Assets (AGRASC), is part of the Nuit du Droit initiative. Among......