The highest ever auction price for a violon cello is £;682,000 ($ 1,217,711) paid at Sothebys, London, UK on 22 June 1988 for a Stradivarius known as The Cholmondeley, which was made in Cremona, Italy c. 1698.
Most expensive toilet sold at auction
The most expensive toilet sold at auction was for $12.1 million (£9.27 million, €10.4 million) and was purchased by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (USA) at a Sotheby's auction in New York, USA, on 18 November 2025. Ripley's Believe It or Not! purchased the fully...