The Most Expensive Items Ever Sold at Auctions
Collectors all over the world have had their eyes on some of the most outrageous pieces of artwork and stunning jewelry to ever be auctioned off. These pieces have made history as the most expensive items to ever be purchased.
Click through to see the rabbit worth nearly $100 million and a piece of artwork that took over 30 people to complete!
This sculpture by artist Giacometti was completed in just one night. Aptly titled The Pointing Man, it sold for a whopping $141 million at a New York auction in 2017.
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The anonymous buyer of this rabbit sculpture purchased it in 2019 for $91.1 million. It was created by the famous plastic artist Jeff Koons.
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The beautiful Salvator Mundi by Leonardo Da Vinci sold for an astounding $450.3 million in 2017. It was purchased by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and obliterated the record for the most expensive piece of artwork ever sold.
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This notebook was written from right to left by Leonardo Da Vinci, who used this unique style so the reader of his notes would be required to use a mirror. The Codex Leicester was purchased by Bill Gates for $30 million.
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This beautiful pendant belonged to the one and only Queen Marie Antoinette. It sold for a record-breaking $36 million in 2018.
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This chair may not look like much at first glance, but it once belonged to famous designer Yves Saint Laurent. It sold for $28.3 million and is often referred to as the "Dragon's Armchair."
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The Artemis and the Stag statue is estimated to be over 2000 years old. This Roman-era bronze sculpture was initially put up at auction for $7 million but ended up being purchased for $28 million.
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This incredibly intricate cabinet took 30 artisans and 6 years to complete. It was sold to Dr. Johan Kraeftner for a whopping $36.6 million.
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This Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta is a racetrack icon and goes down in history as being the most expensive car ever sold at an auction. There were only 36 units manufactured between 1962 and 1964 and one was purchased for a mind-blowing $48.4 million.
Photography: Sotheby's
