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Patek Philippe break two world records at Antiquorum auction
At an auction held on Thursday, September 17th in New York, two world records were broken. It just doesn’t end there. This auction even went on to fetch a whopping $ 9,214,974 as total sales of its 414 rare and collectible timepieces.
Among the timepieces that went for excellent bids, the one collection that stood supreme was the Matsuda Collection of extraordinary Patek Philippe wristwatches. These included The platinum Ref. 5013 (lot 412) that sold for $564,000; while the Ref. 5016 in platinum (lot 413) went for $780,000 (a world record for the reference), and the Ref. 3939 in platinum (lot 414) fetched $ 684,000 (another world record for that reference).
Although timepieces from Patek Philipe were the undisputed winners, the other watches that also went for high bids included the ones from Omega and Cartier. While the Seiko fetched a whopping $45,600, the Vacheron Constantin wristwatch that was gifted to Marlon Brando by Zsa Zsa Gabor went for $18,000.
Chrsitie's to auction Rare 5-carat pink diamond
At an auction held by Christie’s, a rare Wittelsbach diamond was sold for $25 million thus breaking all records for any diamond sold at an auction. This time, again, it is being said that history will repeat itself as a rare 5 carat pink diamond will be sold by Christie’s in Hong Kong.
Set in a so-called “cushion-cut” ring by famed jewelers Graff Diamonds, this extremely rare diamond is expected to sell for anywhere between $5 million and $7 million.
FYI: A quarter of a pink jewel – a 19.66-carat stone – sold in Geneva for $7.4 million in 1994. (It still holds the world record).
Rare Chinese Stamp fetches $331,000, breaks world record
A rare Chinese stamp that belonged to the Qing dynasty was sold off in Hong Kong for an impressive $331,000.
This stamp – an extremely rare 1897 small one-dollar overprint on a three-cent Chinese Red Revenue stamp – was formerly bought by a Beijing resident and now holds the world record for being the only single Chinese stamp which has fetched such a handsome price.
Damien Hirst's works breaks world record
British artist Damien Hirst has broken the world record set by Pablo Picasso in 1998 when 88 of his works fetched prices like never before. A Tiger shark preserved in formaldehyde named “The kingdom” went for $17 million, and “The Golden Calf” an embalmed calf with golden hooves and horns sold for $18.5 million.
Not only this, another work by Hirst christened the “Fragments of Paradise”, a confection of stainless steel, glass and created diamonds sold for approximately $9.4 million. Also, Two of Hirst’s butterfly paintings sold for $2.9 million. Proceeds from this sale was dedicated for charity.
Watercolor by Turner fetches $11 Million at Christie's London
At a London sale today, a watercolor by J.M.W. Turner fetched $11 million, thus setting a world record for a British work on paper.
The watercolor or rather the “The Blue Rigi: Lake of Lucerne, Sunrise,” painted in 1842, shows the blue haze of a mountain under a yellow glare. This painting was won by a bidder over the telephone.
Rare 1965 Shelby Cobra expected to set a new world record
It is described as an “American jewel”. The iconic 1965 Shelby Cobra is known for being the first ever US-mde car to beat Ferrari in world racing championships in Europe. The rare car is expected to sell for between $10 million and $15 million, when it goes on the block at Mecum High Performance Auctions in Indianapolis on May 15. If it surpasses the $11 million paid for a 1961 Ferrari California Spyder, it might set a world record.
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