Sotheby's

A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction, fetching $1,320,000 on Nov. 7.

The 2.2 meter portrait "A.I. God" by "Ai-Da," the world's first ultra-realistic robot artist, smashed pre-sale expectations of $180,000 when it went under the hammer at London auction house Sotheby's Digital Art Sale.

The world's oldest book in a private collection, and one of the earliest books in existence, sold at auction in London on June 11 for more than £3 million.

The Crosby-Schoyen Codex was previously owned by the Norwegian businessman and rare book collector Martin Schoyen, and contains the earliest complete copies of two texts from the Bible, the book of Jonah and Peter's first epistle.

The Trade Ministry has put three pairs of Michael Jordan autographed sneakers up for sale, priced at 5 million Turkish Liras ($153,783).

The items, boasting the signature of the former NBA superstar, were abandoned at customs due to incomplete procedures aligning with existing legislation.

A pair of boxing shorts worn by the great Muhammad Ali in his famous Thrilla in Manila fight are set to be auctioned off for an eye-watering $6million.

Ali's silk Everlast shorts, which are pure white except for a black belt line and black racing stripes on each leg, are autographed by the boxing legend himself and remain in excellent condition.

Over the course of three weeks, the art world watched as a Russian oligarch pursued a lawsuit in an American court in which he accused Sotheby's of abetting a fraud.

A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sports car sold for $51.7 million in New York on Nov. 13, making it the second most expensive car ever sold at auction, Sotheby's said.

A painting of water lilies by French impressionist Claude Monet has sold for $74 million, as part of a lively fall art auction season.

"Le bassin aux nympheas" topped the projected sale price of $65 million when it went under the hammer at Christie's auction house in New York.

A $120 million Picasso, a $40 million Monet and even a $60 million Ferrari: New York's major auction houses are looking to move billions of dollars' worth of art - and a very special car - on a crisis-proof market this season.

Freddie Mercury 's prized piano that he used to compose "Bohemian Rhapsody" and other hits by Queen sold for more than $2 million on Sept. 6 as some of the late singer's massive collection of flamboyant stage costumes, fine art and original lyrics were auctioned in a sale that broke records.

From fanciful costumes and working drafts of "Bohemian Rhapsody" to ashtrays and art, hundreds of items Freddie Mercury owned go on show in Britain on Friday before being sold next month.