Grateful Dead T-Shirt Auctioned Off For Record-Setting Price
Grateful Dead T-shirt auctioned off for record-setting price, $17,640. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/10/19/Grateful-Dead-T-shirt-record-price-Sothebys/3281634675204/ (Photo courtesy of UPI)
Drawing Of Bear Head By Da Vinci Sells For Record £8.8m
A drawing of a bear’s head by Leonardo da Vinci sold for a record £8.8m ($12.1m) at a London auction. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57735318 (Photo courtesy of The Independent)
Pablo Picasso’s Woman Sitting Near A Window Fetches $103.4 Million At Auction
Pablo Picasso’s Woman Sitting Near A Window (Marie-Therese) sold for $103.4m (£73.5m) on Thursday at Christie’s auction house in New York. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-57113452 (Photo courtesy of Pablo Picasso)
Sealed Super Mario Brothers Copy Auctions For $660,000
Texas-based auction house announced a sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System sold for $660,000 — the highest price ever fetched for a video game. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2021/04/05/Heritage-Auction-Super-Mario-Bros-record-price/3201617644655/ (Photo courtesy of UPI)
Rare 1623 Book Of William Shakespeare’s Plays Sells At Auction For $9.97 Million
A rare 1623 book that brought together William Shakespeare’s plays for the first time sold for a record $9.97 million at auction. https://www.reuters.com/article/books-shakespeare-idUSKBN26Z2BY (Photo courtesy of salon.com)
65 Million Year Old T. rex Skeleton Up For Auction
T. rex skeleton is going up for auction on October 6th. This skeleton is known as ‘Stan’, and is 65 million years old. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a34029961/t-rex-skeleton-for-sale/ (Photo courtesy of Christie’s)
Over 50 Life-Size Animatronic Dinosaurs Will Be Up For Auction In August
Over 50 life-size animatronic dinosaurs will be up for auction in August. https://gizmodo.com/time-to-build-your-own-jurassic-park-because-someone-is-1844402090 (Photo courtesy of Able Auction)
Letter Jointly Written By Van Gogh And Paul Gauguin About Visits To Brothels To Be Auctioned
A letter jointly written by Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin detailing their visits to brothels will be auctioned in France. https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/06/08/Letter-detailing-Van-Gogh-and-Gaugions-brothel-visits-to-be-auctioned/2461591644606/ (Photo courtesy of Drouot Estimations)
Bat Babe Ruth Used For 500th Home Run Sold At Auction For $1 Million
Bat used by legendary player, Babe Ruth, to hit his 500th home run has been sold at auction for more than $1 million. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50806192 (Photo courtesy of Yahoo Sports)
Marlon Brando’s Rolex Watch Sells For $1.95 Million At Auction
Marlon Brando’s Rolex watch sells for $1.95 million at auction. He wore the watch in movie, Apocalypse Now. https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertanaas/2019/12/10/marlon-brandos-rolex-gmt-watch-sells-for-18-million-at-auction/#45b4264b2145 (Photo courtesy of Forbes Magazine)