The most expensive Olympic memorabilia sold at auction is a gold medal won by sprinter Jesse Owen at the Berlin Olympics held in 1936. It was sold for the price of $1,466,574 (£942,553) to Ron Burkle (USA) during an online auction in California, USA, on 8 December 2013. Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in the 100 metres, 200 metres, Long Jump and 4×100 relay. It is not known which particular discipline this medal was awarded for. The medal was sold by SCP Auctions on behalf of Elaine Plaines-Robinson, wife of entertainer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. Bill Robinson had been given the medal as a thank-you present by Owens after he helped the athlete find work in entertainment on his return from Germany. The buyer, Ron Burkle, is the co-owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins NHL franchise and also owns William Faulkner’s Nobel Prize for Literature. The medal holds historical significance as Owens, an African-American, won the medals with Adolf Hitler looking on. The Nazi leader had hoped the Olympic Games in Berlin would promote Ayran racial supremacy only to be frustrated by the performances of Owens and fellow African-American athletes.
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History of Auctioneering
The largest auction of comic books, comic art and comic-related memorabilia took place on 5 and 6 May 2011. The auction, conducted by Heritage Auction Galleries in New York City, USA, raised $6,077,355 (£3,712,000).
Country: United States
Year: 2011
Date: May 5
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/78277-largest-auction-of-comic-books
The most expensive tooth sold at auction cost £23,010 ($36,857) and was bought by Dr Michael Zuk (Canada) at the Omega Auction House in Stockport, Cheshire, UK, on 5 November 2011. The tooth is reported to have belonged to John Lennon. The final hammer price was £19,500 and the auction house commission was £3,510.
Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2011
Date: November 5
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-expensive-tooth-sold-at-auction
The most expensive corkscrew sold at auction is £49,600 ($77,718; € 62,652) including premium and was bought by Ion Chirescu (Romania), via phone bid, in an auction by Reeman Dansie Auction House, Colchester, UK, on 25 November 2014. The item was described in the sales catalogue as “an unusual Victorian Old London Bridge corkscrew” with an “arched crown section”.
Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2014
Date: November 25
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/464646-most-expensive-corkscrew-sold-at-auction
Radisson Paper Valley Hotel, Appleton, WI
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Year: 2014
Date: January 26
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In 2015, RM Auctions and Sotheby’s merged to form RM Sotheby’s, positioning Sotheby’s as a respected partner in the luxury collector car market.
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The most expensive headwear sold at auction is AED (United Arab Emirates) 24,050,000 ($ 6,545,950; £ 4,332,110) and was auctioned by Emirates Auction (UAE), at an event organised by Al Jalila Foundation, in Dubai, UAE, on 25 November 2015. The headwear was a helmet originally used by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE vice president, prime minister and ruler of Dubai.
Country: United Arab Emirates
Year: 2015
Date: November 24
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-expensive-headwear-sold-at-auction
The most expensive saddle sold at auction is AED (United Arab Emirates) 2,400,000 ($ 653,234; £ 432,310) and was auctioned by Emirates Auction (UAE), at an event organised by Al Jalila Foundation, in Dubai, UAE, on 25 November 2015. The saddle was originally used by the crowne prince of Dubai H.H Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum.
Country: United Arab Emirates
Year: 2015
Date: November 25
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/416036-most-expensive-saddle-sold-at-auction
David M. Lulich, 80, passed away at home on Sunday, December 27, 2015, after a recent battle with esophageal cancer. After graduation, he attended Reisch Auction School in Mason City, Iowa. He started working as an auctioneer for Thorp Finance and soon started his own business, Lulich Auction & Realty, in 1979. David donated his skills as an auctioneer to many community organizations, including being a 4-H market sale auctioneer for Douglas, Iron and Gogebic counties. He has been the sole auctioneer for the Bayfield County 4-H market animal sale for the last 49 years.
Country: United States
Year: 2015
Date: December 27
Source: https://www.mountainfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/David-M-Lulich?obId=14355248
The largest abandoned property auction sold 1,457 lots and was achieved by Brigitte Kruse (USA) in Beverly Hills, California, USA, 9 January 2016. The lots sold for a total of $373,348.41.
Country: United States
Year: 2016
Date: January 9
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/414337-largest-abandoned-property-auction
Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee
Country: United States
Year: 2017
Date: August 8
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