Going once, going twice, sold! Wealthy collectors are smashing records at auctions around the world. Here are some of the most expensive items ever sold.
Pablo Picasso's Les Femmes d'Alger —
Going once, going twice, sold! Wealthy collectors are smashing records at auctions around the world. Here are some of the most expensive items ever sold.
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Blue Moon Diamond, a sensational 12.03 carat stone, sold for $48.5 million at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva in November 2015.
Blue Moon Diamond —
Blue Moon Diamond, a sensational 12.03 carat stone, sold for $48.5 million at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva in November 2015.
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Marilyn Monroe wore this sparkle-encrusted gown when singing "Happy Birthday" for President John F. Kennedy in 1962.
Marilyn Monroe's dress —
Marilyn Monroe wore this sparkle-encrusted gown when singing "Happy Birthday" for President John F. Kennedy in 1962.
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Fancy spending $1,700 for a glass of wine?
Romanée-Conti wine —
Fancy spending $1,700 for a glass of wine?
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It may look like an oversized playground prop, but Jeff Koons' Balloon Dog (Orange) achieved a very grown-up price of $58,405,000 when it was auctioned by Christie's in 2013.
Jeff Koons' Balloon Dog —
It may look like an oversized playground prop, but Jeff Koons' Balloon Dog (Orange) achieved a very grown-up price of $58,405,000 when it was auctioned by Christie's in 2013.
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Placards don't usually incite a bidding-war among collectors, but this particular one, called Bed Peace, sold at Christie's for $154,628.
John Lennon's placard —
Placards don't usually incite a bidding-war among collectors, but this particular one, called Bed Peace, sold at Christie's for $154,628.
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Since it was minted in 1933, the gold Double Eagle coin has endured a tumultuous history worthy of an adventure movie.
Double Eagle coin —
Since it was minted in 1933, the gold Double Eagle coin has endured a tumultuous history worthy of an adventure movie.
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A 1962-63 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta sold in 2014 for $38,000,000, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmoney.cnn.com%2F2014%2F08%2F14%2Fautos%2Fferrari-gto-world-auction-record%2F">breaking the record</a> for the highest price ever paid for a car at a public auction.
Ferrari 250 GTO —
A 1962-63 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta sold in 2014 for $38,000,000, breaking the record for the highest price ever paid for a car at a public auction.
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