The most expensive collectibles in the world.
Sometimes people are willing to pay money for is simply unrealistic seemingly ordinary things, thereby creating multiple precedents, from year to year, entering the list of the most unusual and expensive lots in the auction world.
Hanging heart modern conceptual Jeff Koons weighing 1.5 tons was sold at auction “Sotheby’s” in new York in 2007 for $23,560,000.
This prototype coins of 10 cents was issued by the mint of the United States in 1792. It was bought at auction along with other rare coins for $30,000,000 in November 2007.
Rare Bugatti Atlantic 1936 issue – there are 4 such instance, is also known as the Williamson Bugatti at auction in 2010 was given more than $30,000,000.
Painting by Lucian Freud, “Benefits Supervisor Sleeping”, who retired from the auction “Christie’s” in London may 13, 2008 for $33,600,000, became the most expensive work of art of the artist, sold during his lifetime.
Painting by Claude Monet “Railway bridge in Arzhantee” went at auction “Christie’s” in new York for $41,000,000 may 6, 2008.
Pink, a rare 24.78-carat diamond became the champion of the auction “Sotheby’s” 2010 in the field of trading of precious stones, being sold for $46,000,000.
Painting by Claude Monet “Pond with water lilies” in 1919, one of four works of the series dedicated to water lilies, went at auction in London for more than $80,000,000 on June 24, 2008.
Chinese porcelain vase Dating from the 18th century, was auctioned for the sum of more than $85,000,000 at auction Bainbridges Auctions in London to a private buyer from China in 2010.
Diamond Skull is a platinum cast of a skull from the eighteenth century, is decorated with 8601 diamonds, works of famous British artist Damien Hirst, was sold in 2007 for $100,000,000.
In February 2010 for $104,300,000 was sold to the legendary sculpture of albert Giacometti’s “Walking man”.
The painting “Nude, green leaves and bust” created by Pablo Picasso at the age of 78 years, was sold on 5 may 2010 at auction “Christie’s Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art” for $106,500,000.
Stunning jewelry collection of Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor, consisting of over 100 items, was sold in 2011 at auction “Christie’s” in new York for a record sum of $116,000,000.
Edvard Munch painting “the Scream” was purchased by an unknown buyer over the phone for $120,000,000 at Sotheby’s on 2 may 2012.
