An armchair made by Irish-born designer Eileen Gray around 1917 to 1919 and belonging to Yves Saint Laurent (France), sold at auction for €21.9 million (then £19.4 million; US$28 million). The buyer, Cheska Vallois (France), was the same dealer who originally sold the chair to the French designer in the 1970s. The auction took place at Christies in Paris, France, on 24-26 February 2009.
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...