Video: The most expensive lots of the Christie's auction
2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00
On December 5, 1766, Christie's, the second largest auction house in the world, was founded in London. Annually Christie's organizes more than 450 auctions every year, where unique, rare objects of culture and art are exhibited.
On the birthday of the auction, we decided to recall the most expensive lots that have ever been sold within its framework.
Jewelry is often one of the main lots of the auction. Of course, they are bought for fabulous money. So, a square-shaped diamond with an emerald cut, which once belonged to billionaire Leonor Annenberg, has become one of the most expensive lots - it was sold to an unknown buyer for $ 7, 7 million.
The stone is not the largest in the world, but its hue and clarity are the most impeccable.
However, the most expensive gem was the diamond. A pebble weighing 35.56 carats, bluish and absolutely flawless was sold in 2008 for 23.4 million dollars. At the same time, the stone is not the largest in the world, but its shade and purity are the most impeccable. Three Indian cutters worked on it.
Sometimes entire collections are sold at auction. Lovers of jewelry are ready to pay fabulous sums for them. Thus, the collection of jewelry by actress Elizabeth Taylor has become one of the most expensive ever sold at Christie's. The amount was $ 116 million. The collection includes more than 100 items of jewelry, among which there are truly unique pieces: a 33-carat diamond ring, a gold necklace with ivory inserts, the "Wandering" La Pelegrina pearl weighing 203 grains, the Taj Mahal diamond and many others …
The painting was bought by our compatriot Roman Abramovich.
The most expensive painting in the world, sold during the lifetime of its author, was the creation of Lucian Freud, "The social caretaker is asleep." It was written in 1995 and went under the hammer for $ 33.6 million. By the way, our compatriot, Roman Abramovich, bought it.
Claude Monet's masterpiece "Railway Bridge at Argenteuil" became the most expensive painting of the famous impressionist. The initial cost of the painting was $ 35 million, but an unknown buyer paid a record $ 41 million for it.
The most expensive Koran in the history of the auction was the Koran dated to the beginning of the 13th century. The text of the book is written in gold, comments - in silver. The purchase price was 4 times the value of the assigned lot price and amounted to more than $ 2 million.
The most expensive was the card of baseball player Honus Wagner, who played in the National League from 1897 to 1917.
Baseball cards have long been a collectible item. Some are ready to shell out a tidy sum for such an item. So, the most expensive was the card of baseball player Honus Wagner, who played in the National League from 1897 to 1917. For high-speed qualities and German origin, he was called the Flying Dutchman. The card with his image was issued in a circulation of only 50 copies. Hockey player Wayne Gretsky acquired one of them in 1991. He then sold it to Wal-Mart. She, in turn, used the card as a prize. The prize was won by the postman, who put the value up for auction, where it was sold for 64 thousand dollars. The adventures of the card did not end there. Then it was bought at an online auction for $ 2.8 million.
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