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Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, this Renaissance oil painting of Jesus Christ sold at Christie's New York in November 2017 for $450.3 million โ the highest price ever paid for a work of art at auction. The buyer was later identified as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Its subsequent location remains secret.

Robert Kuok's custom Stuart Hughes-designed superyacht is reportedly clad in 100,000 kg of solid gold and platinum, with a statue made from T-Rex dinosaur bone and a genuine meteorite on the upper deck. The 100-foot vessel took three years to build and is the world's most expensive private object.

Mukesh Ambani's 27-floor private residence in Mumbai is the world's most expensive home. The 400,000 sq ft tower requires a staff of 600 to maintain, features six floors of car parking, three helipads, a ballroom, and was designed by Perkins & Will with bespoke engineering to withstand a magnitude 8 earthquake.

The 59.60-carat internally flawless pink diamond sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong for $71.2 million โ the highest price ever paid for any gemstone or jewel at auction. Mined in South Africa in 1999, it took two years to cut and polish.

Issued in 1909โ1911 and famously rare because Wagner demanded American Tobacco stop production (he objected to tobacco marketing to children), this PSA 3 graded card sold privately for $7.25 million โ the most ever paid for a sports card. Fewer than 200 are known to exist.

The first appearance of Superman in 1938 sold for $3.25 million at Heritage Auctions โ the most ever paid for a comic book. Only around 100 copies are known to survive from the original print run, and the CGC 8.5-graded copy represents the finest regularly traded Superman #1 in existence.

Bill Gates purchased this 72-page manuscript of Leonardo da Vinci's scientific writings at Christie's in 1994 for $30.8 million โ the highest price ever paid for a manuscript at auction. Gates had it digitised and distributed as a Windows screensaver, making one of the world's rarest documents widely accessible.

The most valuable car ever sold, this chassis #3413GT changed hands privately in 2018 for a reported $70 million. Ferrari built only 36 examples of the 250 GTO from 1962โ64; its combination of racing pedigree, rarity, and iconic styling makes it the apex of automotive collecting.

Edvard Munch's 1895 pastel version of The Scream sold at Sotheby's New York for $119.9 million โ at the time the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. The work came with a note in Munch's handwriting describing the "infinite scream passing through nature" that inspired it.
Named for former owner Sir Philip Oppenheimer, this 14.62-carat vivid blue diamond sold at Christie's Geneva for $57.5 million โ the highest price per carat ever achieved for a gemstone at auction. Blue diamonds of this grade are rarer than almost any other material on Earth.
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Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, this Renaissance oil painting of Jesus Christ sold at Christie's New York in November 2017 for $450.3 million โ the highest price ever paid for a work of art at auction. The buyer was later identified as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Its subsequent location remains secret.

Robert Kuok's custom Stuart Hughes-designed superyacht is reportedly clad in 100,000 kg of solid gold and platinum, with a statue made from T-Rex dinosaur bone and a genuine meteorite on the upper deck. The 100-foot vessel took three years to build and is the world's most expensive private object.

Mukesh Ambani's 27-floor private residence in Mumbai is the world's most expensive home. The 400,000 sq ft tower requires a staff of 600 to maintain, features six floors of car parking, three helipads, a ballroom, and was designed by Perkins & Will with bespoke engineering to withstand a magnitude 8 earthquake.

The 59.60-carat internally flawless pink diamond sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong for $71.2 million โ the highest price ever paid for any gemstone or jewel at auction. Mined in South Africa in 1999, it took two years to cut and polish.

Issued in 1909โ1911 and famously rare because Wagner demanded American Tobacco stop production (he objected to tobacco marketing to children), this PSA 3 graded card sold privately for $7.25 million โ the most ever paid for a sports card. Fewer than 200 are known to exist.

The first appearance of Superman in 1938 sold for $3.25 million at Heritage Auctions โ the most ever paid for a comic book. Only around 100 copies are known to survive from the original print run, and the CGC 8.5-graded copy represents the finest regularly traded Superman #1 in existence.

Bill Gates purchased this 72-page manuscript of Leonardo da Vinci's scientific writings at Christie's in 1994 for $30.8 million โ the highest price ever paid for a manuscript at auction. Gates had it digitised and distributed as a Windows screensaver, making one of the world's rarest documents widely accessible.

The most valuable car ever sold, this chassis #3413GT changed hands privately in 2018 for a reported $70 million. Ferrari built only 36 examples of the 250 GTO from 1962โ64; its combination of racing pedigree, rarity, and iconic styling makes it the apex of automotive collecting.

Edvard Munch's 1895 pastel version of The Scream sold at Sotheby's New York for $119.9 million โ at the time the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. The work came with a note in Munch's handwriting describing the "infinite scream passing through nature" that inspired it.
Named for former owner Sir Philip Oppenheimer, this 14.62-carat vivid blue diamond sold at Christie's Geneva for $57.5 million โ the highest price per carat ever achieved for a gemstone at auction. Blue diamonds of this grade are rarer than almost any other material on Earth.

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