The most expensive corkscrew sold at auction is £49,600 ($77,718; € 62,652) including premium and was bought by Ion Chirescu (Romania), via phone bid, in an auction by Reeman Dansie Auction House, Colchester, UK, on 25 November 2014. The item was described in the sales catalogue as “an unusual Victorian Old London Bridge corkscrew” with an “arched crown section”.

Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2014
Date: November 25
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/464646-most-expensive-corkscrew-sold-at-auction


History of Auctioneering

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Ernest Freund made WAA life member

Country: United States
Year: 1976
Date: August 13
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Ernest C. Freund First inductee into the WAA Hall of Fame

Country: United States
Year: 1979
Date: June 26
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Youngest auctioneer (male)

Darron Blankenship (USA, b.9 April 1970) became certified as an auctioneer on 17 August 1984, aged 14 years 99 days.

Country: United States
Year: 1984
Date: August 17
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/695986-youngest-auctioneer-male


WAA 38th Annual Convention

Holiday Inn in La Crosse, WI

Country: United States
Year: 1988
Date: June 7
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WAA 40th Anniversary Celebration

Seminars on Bankruptcy, heavy construction, & collector car auctions

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Year: 1990
Date: June 13
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WAA 41st Annual Convention

Midway Motor Lodge, Eau Claire, WI

Country: United States
Year: 1991
Date: June 11
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WAA 42nd Annual Convention

Don Q Inn in Dodgeville, WI

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Year: 1992
Date: June 9
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1993 WAA Annual Convention

WAA 43nd Annual Convention, Papa’s Place in Baraboo, WI

Country: United States
Year: 1993
Date: June 8
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1994 WAA Annual Convention

Best Western Hudson House Inn, Hudson, WI

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Year: 1994
Date: June 13
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First Annual State Champion Auctioneer Contest

Crown Plaza Madison

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Year: 2000
Date: January 17
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