The most expensive movie prop is Robby the Robot, which sold for $5,375,000 (£4,062,120), including premium, at Bonhams New York on 21 November 2017. Robby the Robot was sold as a complete system complete with accessories. The lot included the robot, an alternative...
Orchard with Cypresses (1888), by the Dutch Expressionist painter Vincent van Gogh (1853–90), sold for $117,180,000 (£101,809,382) – including buyer’s premium – at Christie’s in New York City, USA, on 9 November 2022 to an anonymous buyer. The painting was one...
Bal du moulin de la Galette (1876), by French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, sold for $78.1 million (£46.17 million) at Sotheby’s New York, USA, on 17 May 1990. The iconic work, which depicts a dance garden in Montmartre, Paris, was purchased by high-end art collector...
A pair of 1972 Nike Waffle Racing Flat “Moon Shoe” sneakers sold for $437,500 (£351,426; €391,554), including premium, at Sotheby’s in New York, USA, on 23 July 2019. The unworn shoes were hand-made by Nike co-founder and Oregon University track...
The highest price paid at auction for an artwork created using artificial intelligence (AI) is $432,000 (£334,144), paid for a “painting” called Portrait of Edmond de Belamy on 25 October 2018. The portrait (of an imaginary person) was created by a type of...