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--- most_expensive_items_sold_at_auctions [2021/09/30 09:52]
rapidplatypus [Roy Lichtenstein's "Sleeping Girl"]
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rapidplatypus [Jeff Koons' "Rabbit" Sculpture]
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 ===== Ferrari 250 GTO =====
-The Ferrari 250 GTO of 1962 sold $48.4 million for the most precious automobile ever offered at an auction at a Sotheby auction house in August 2018. [([[https://eu.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/2018/10/04/see-some-worlds-most-expensive-auction-items/1526687002/|USAToday]])]
+A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sold for $48.4 million at a Sotheby's auction house in August 2018, making it the most expensive automobile ever sold at auction. [([[https://eu.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/2018/10/04/see-some-worlds-most-expensive-auction-items/1526687002/|USAToday]])]
 ===== Oppenheimer Blue =====
-The Oppenheimer Blue was sold for $57.9 million in 2016 and is the most valuable blue diamond in the auction history. The diamond of 14,62 carat was named as a "fancy bright blue" by the Gemological Institute of America, after its former owner Sir Philip Oppenheimer, a leader in the diamonds business. It was sold in Christie's auction in Geneva. [([[https://www.christies.com/features/10-jewels-that-created-auction-history-and-changed-the-market-9549-3.aspx|Christies]])]
+The Oppenheimer Blue was sold for $57.9 million in 2016 and is the most valuable blue diamond in auction history. The 14.62-carat diamond was named as a "fancy bright blue" by the Gemological Institute of America, after its former owner Sir Philip Oppenheimer, a leader in the diamond business. It was sold in the Christie's auction in Geneva. [([[https://www.christies.com/features/10-jewels-that-created-auction-history-and-changed-the-market-9549-3.aspx|Christies]])]
 ===== Pink Star Diamond =====
-In 2017, Sotheby's sale in Hong Kong was the most expensive diamond for $71.2 million.
+In 2017 at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong, the Pink Star diamond became the most expensive diamond sold at auction when it sold for $71.2 million.
-The 59.6-carat Diamond Pink Star was the largest ever rated Gemological Institut of America's "flawless fantastically bright rose" diamond. [([[https://news.artnet.com/market/pink-star-diamond-auction-record-71-2-million-sothebys-915026|ArtNet]])]
+The 59.6-carat Pink Star diamond was the largest ever rated in the Gemological Institute of America's "flawless fantastically bright rose" diamond category. [([[https://news.artnet.com/market/pink-star-diamond-auction-record-71-2-million-sothebys-915026|ArtNet]])]
 ===== Jeff Koons' "Rabbit" Sculpture  =====
-Jeff Koons' sculpture "Rabbit" sold in May 2019 at a cost of 91.1 million dollars set the record for a living artist's most expensive piece sold at the auction.
+Jeff Koons' sculpture "Rabbit" sold in May 2019 at a cost of $91.1 million dollars, setting the record for a living artist's most expensive piece ever sold at the auction.
-In 1986 Koons developed the steel sculpture, known as "Rabbit." In the past, Koons held a record for his sculpture "Balloon Dog (Orange)," which, according to the New York Times in November 2013, sold at an auction of $58.4 million. [([[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/arts/jeff-koons-rabbit-auction.html|NYTimes]])]
+In 1986, Koons developed the steel sculpture, known as "Rabbit." In the past, Koons held a record for his sculpture "Balloon Dog (Orange)," which, according to the New York Times in November 2013, sold at an auction for $58.4 million. [([[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/arts/jeff-koons-rabbit-auction.html|NYTimes]])]

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