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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Christie’s Dubai sale fetches $11.4m
Thu, Mar 19, 2015 -
Vintage jewellery goes on sale at Sotheby’s
Wed, Mar 18, 2015 -
Jameel Prize exhibition opens in Sharjah
Tue, Mar 17, 2015 -
‘Perfect’ diamond on show in Dubai, likely to sell for $25m
Mon, Mar 16, 2015 -
English football tombstone sells for $638,000
Wed, Mar 11, 2015 -
Rare antique weaponry collection for sale
Tue, Mar 10, 2015 -
100 top curators head to New York Asia week
Mon, Mar 9, 2015 -
Major Asian art sale set for New York
Tue, Mar 3, 2015 -
1960 Ferrari to drive RM Sotheby’s debut sale
Mon, Feb 23, 2015 -
Royal and noble treasures offered at sale
Sun, Feb 22, 2015 -
Fraser Nash car likely to sell for $1m
Sat, Feb 21, 2015 -
Sotheby’s sale raises $4m for charity
Fri, Feb 20, 2015 -
$25m Paris car sale sets record for Bonhams
Wed, Feb 18, 2015 -
Dubai exhibition lines up top works
Mon, Feb 16, 2015 -
Sotheby’s sets London record
Sun, Feb 15, 2015