As you might have heard or seen that auctions often involve auctions of valuable things such as attractive objects related to art, culture or history or you might have seen the auction of a unique painting. Here we are going to give you information about such items auction whose price may surprise you.
Then this banana was sold for 6.2 million dollars?
First of all, let us talk about Maurizio Cattelan’s $6.2 million banana. Yes, in the year 2019, an Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan made headlines worldwide by making a painting. In this painting there is a banana pasted on the wall. Initially it was sold for $120,000. During its sale, certificates and instructions were also given to replace the banana if it rots. As soon as this news came out, this banana became a topic of discussion on social media platforms. This painting was named “Comedian”.
In 2024, this painting once again attracted people’s attention when Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun bid $6.2 million for it at Sotheby’s. This ordinary fruit, which was given a special status in art, has now earned its place among the prestigious absurdities in art history.
Now let us talk about the last violin played on Titanic. It is rare to hear stories that depict tragedy and adventure like the Titanic. One of the famous stories is that there was a band which kept playing even when the ship was sinking. Band leader Wallace Hartley’s violin was still found tied to his body after his death. Even after more than a century, this violin was sold at auction in 2013 for $1.7 million.
Note written ‘Theory of Happiness’ sold for 1.56 million
If we talk about Albert Einstein, his ‘Theory of Happiness’ was also sold for million dollars. In 1922, Albert Einstein wrote his thoughts on happiness on Tokyo hotel stationery and gave it to a bellboy in exchange for a tip. The notes included things like, “A quiet and composed life gives more happiness than the pursuit of success with constant restlessness.” Almost a century later, these notes were sold in an Israeli auction for $1.56 million.
Similarly, a piece of Harry Potter’s history was auctioned in the year 2016. When J.K. Rowling’s chair sold for $394,000. Apart from this, there are many such unique things in history which were valued and sold in millions.
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