We hear of weird items being sold on auction all the time, from Britney Spears used chewing gum to toast eaten by celebrities. But when it comes to antiques you are talking a lot of money and there are some strange purchases that have taken place over the years.
Antique shops line the streets throughout the world offering unique and stunningly restored and preserved items from yesteryear. Sometimes you have to wonder why someone would pay so much money for these items, some of them just look like a silver plate or a vase you would find in your grand parents home, but they all have value and are exceptional investments.
Germain Soup Tureen
A Germain soup tureen went for just shy of £6.5 million at auction. The tureen was made for Louis XV and was made from solid silver. The tureen was adorned in beautiful decorations of fish, vegetables and fowl. But still what could you do with a piece like this, you cant enjoy a bowl of soup from a £6.5 million tureen, so it is a display item you can keep at home and boast about how much you paid for it.
Pulver Gum Machine
The Pulver Gum Machine was a fully working machine that was sold for $1,000. The bright red machine was coin operated and probably caused great excitement back in it's day. It's very boring compared to the stylish and fun looking gum machines available on the market today, but its understandable why someone would want this item, it was the start of the gum machines we know and love today.
1794 American Silver Dollar
The 1794 American Silver Dollar managed to achieve a whopping $7.85 million at auction; All this for one dollar? Well the coin is unique and is one of the coins with the flowing hair design. It was purchased and is now displayed in museums and various locations around the US.
Giuseppe Garnen Violin
A 1741 violin made by Giuseppe Garnen and believed to be owned by Henri Vieuxtemps, a Belgian composer sold for $3.9 million at auction. That is a heavy price for a musical instrument that is so old you cannot play it or enjoy the music it produces. Musical instruments have been known to achieve a good price tag at auctions before, but this is one of the top achievers, due to the maker and who the instruments belonged to. These days you can expect to find David Bowies guitar or Elton John’s Piano achieving a good auction price, imagine how much these will be worth in three hundred years from now and then you can understand why this unusual item achieved such a good auction price.
Detective Comics
Detectives Comics edition 27 which is from 1939 achieved $1,075,500 at auction. You have to wonder why a comic book could achieve such a great price, but it is due to the fact that Batman was first introduced in this edition of the comic. This has made this a sought after item by comic collectors around the world and it's amazing to see how much they are willing to spend to complete their collection.
Author: Alfie works for British Antique Replicas. Have you heard of any weirder antiques being sold? Let us know in a comment.
Antique shops line the streets throughout the world offering unique and stunningly restored and preserved items from yesteryear. Sometimes you have to wonder why someone would pay so much money for these items, some of them just look like a silver plate or a vase you would find in your grand parents home, but they all have value and are exceptional investments.
Germain Soup Tureen
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A Germain soup tureen went for just shy of £6.5 million at auction. The tureen was made for Louis XV and was made from solid silver. The tureen was adorned in beautiful decorations of fish, vegetables and fowl. But still what could you do with a piece like this, you cant enjoy a bowl of soup from a £6.5 million tureen, so it is a display item you can keep at home and boast about how much you paid for it.
Pulver Gum Machine
The Pulver Gum Machine was a fully working machine that was sold for $1,000. The bright red machine was coin operated and probably caused great excitement back in it's day. It's very boring compared to the stylish and fun looking gum machines available on the market today, but its understandable why someone would want this item, it was the start of the gum machines we know and love today.
1794 American Silver Dollar
The 1794 American Silver Dollar managed to achieve a whopping $7.85 million at auction; All this for one dollar? Well the coin is unique and is one of the coins with the flowing hair design. It was purchased and is now displayed in museums and various locations around the US.
Giuseppe Garnen Violin
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Detective Comics
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Author: Alfie works for British Antique Replicas. Have you heard of any weirder antiques being sold? Let us know in a comment.
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