The most expensive pressing iron sold at auction is $15,000 (£8,839.65; €10,413.30) excluding commission, purchased by Ion Chirescu (Romania) and auctioned by Simmons & Company Auctioneers, Inc (USA) in Cleveland, USA, on 06 August 2009.
Ion Chirescu has also held the record for ‘Largest collection of irons’ and ‘Most expensive corkscrew sold at auction.’
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The most expensive seal sold at auction was sold for $22,000,000 (£17,595,777) and was bought by an anonymous buyer (China) in Paris, France, on 14 December 2016. The seal had once belonged to one of China’s longest serving emperors, Qianlong (1735-1796) of the Qing dynasty, who owned 1,800 of them. According to the auction house, the seal was acquired by a French naval doctor during a trip to China in the 19th century, after which it remained in his family.
Country: France
Year: 2106
Date: December 14
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/456051-most-expensive-seal-sold-at-auction