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The top auction sales of 2019 so far

The top auction sales of 2019 so far
Tupac Shakur’s prison ID card – $30,000 (£23.3k)
Kanyao durian fruit – $48,825 (£38.4k)
18th-century US map – $125,000 (£98k)
World’s rarest Pokémon card – $195,000 (£151k)
Hermès Himalaya Birkin bag – $209,349 (£162.5k)
Kurt Cobain’s cardigan – $334,000 (£259.3k)
Nike moon shoes – $437,500 (£340.6k)
Lewis chess piece – $946,900 (£735k)
2019 McLaren Senna car – $1.4 million (£1.1m)
Bottle of The Macallan Scotch whisky – $1.9 million (£1.5m)
Long-lost Velásquez painting – $2.5 million (£1.9m)
Bluefin tuna – $3.1 million (£2.4m)
David Gilmour’s 1954 Fender Stratocaster guitar – $3.975 million (£3.1m)
Lunch with Warren Buffett – $4.5 million (£3.5m)
Babe Ruth baseball jersey – $5.64 million (£4.4m)
Lee Krasner painting – $11.7 million (£9.1m)
Banksy’s Devolved Parliament – $12.7 million ($9.88m)
1939 Alfa Romeo car – $18.3 million (£14.2m)
A 16,889-bottle wine collection – $29.8 million (£23.3m)
Louise Bourgeois' Spider – $32 million (£25.2m)
Robert Rauschenberg painting – $88.8 million (£69.7m)
Jeff Koons sculpture – $91.1 million (£70.8m)
Collection of Indian royal jewellery – $109.3 million (£84.8m)
Claude Monet's Meules – $110.7 million (£86.8m)
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The top auction sales of 2019 so far

It’s been another eventful year in the world of auctions, with records seemingly being broken left, right and centre. Yet it’s not just artwork and jewellery that’s been sold for big money – in the mix are a pair of trainers, a Pokémon card and a baseball jersey. From recently discovered rare finds that were lost for centuries, to big-ticket items that sold for hundreds of millions of dollars, here are the top auction sales of 2019.
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14 November 2019

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