Fri, Jan 2, 2015
The most valuable object by weight and size sold by Sotheby’s in 2014 was The British Guiana One‐Cent Black on Magenta which sold in June at Sotheby’s New York for $9.48 million, nearly 1 billion times its original face value and a new world auction record for any stamp.
No stamp is rarer than the sole‐surviving example of the British Guiana.
Meanwhile, a Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication, the most complicated watch ever made completely by human hand, sold in Geneva in November for $24 million, a new auction record for any timepiece.
Also, a world auction record for the most expensive wine lot was set in Hong Kong in October when a Romanée‐Conti Superlot of 114 bottles sold for $1.7 million.
This equates to $14,121 per bottle, or $1,700 per glass for 912 glasses.
Finally, a record price per carat for a ruby was set at $997,727. From the collection of Dimitri Mavrommatis, the Graff Ruby sold in Sotheby’s November Geneva Magnificent & Noble Jewels sale in November for $8.6 million, also establishing a world auction record for a ruby.
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New records set at Sotheby’s
Summer 2015 -
Celebrating art
Summer 2015 -
Modern art sale fetches $282m
Wed, Jul 1, 2015 -
Bonhams makes key appointment
Wed, Jul 1, 2015 -
Vintage watch sale fetches $12.5m
Sun, Jun 21, 2015 -
Ultimate emerald-cut diamond goes for $22m
Wed, Apr 22, 2015 -
Sotheby’s Doha sale nets $7.5m
Wed, Apr 22, 2015 -
Leaf from ‘Blue Qur'an’ leads Islamic art sale
Wed, Apr 22, 2015 -
Indian warrior’s sword fetches $3.2m
Wed, Apr 22, 2015 -
Iraqi modern art sale sets record
Wed, Apr 22, 2015 -
Top art on offer at Sotheby’s Doha today
Tue, Apr 21, 2015 -
Islamic Art Week set to open
Mon, Apr 20, 2015 -
Rare watches to go on sale in Geneva
Sun, Apr 19, 2015 -
Tipu Sultan’s armoury up for sale
Sun, Apr 12, 2015 -
Rare Patek Philippe sets $461,000 Mideast sale record
Fri, Mar 20, 2015