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The top 100 highlights of the 2020 science, sci-fi and technology auction year

By Mike Hanlon
January 28, 2021
The top 100 highlights of the ...
One of nature’s masterpieces, this 102.39-carat D color flawless diamond was cut from a 271 carat rough, and is just the eighth D-color flawless white diamond to sell at auction in three decades. It sold for HKD121,562,000 ($15,685,621) at Sotheby’s on October 5, 2020. The world record price for a flawless d-color diamonds is the $33.7 million fetched by a 163.41-carat diamond sold in Geneva in 2017.
One of nature’s masterpieces, this 102.39-carat D color flawless diamond was cut from a 271 carat rough, and is just the eighth D-color flawless white diamond to sell at auction in three decades. It sold for HKD121,562,000 ($15,685,621) at Sotheby’s on October 5, 2020. The world record price for a flawless d-color diamonds is the $33.7 million fetched by a 163.41-carat diamond sold in Geneva in 2017.
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A Duros Alien Mask used in the spaceport cantina scene in “Star Wars: A New Hope" (1977) sold for $100,000 at Propstore on August 27, 2020.
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A Duros Alien Mask used in the spaceport cantina scene in “Star Wars: A New Hope" (1977) sold for $100,000 at Propstore on August 27, 2020.
Italian Movie Poster for Frankenstein (1935) sells for $100,043 at Aste Bolaffi on February 18, 2020
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Italian Movie Poster for Frankenstein (1935) sells for $100,043 at Aste Bolaffi on February 18, 2020
Astronomical Dial Ring from the Louvain School, prior to 1600 sold for $100,550 at Christie's on December 9, 2020
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Astronomical Dial Ring from the Louvain School, prior to 1600 sold for $100,550 at Christie's on December 9, 2020
Astronomical Dial Ring from the Louvain School, prior to 1600 sold for $100,550 at Christie's on December 9, 2020
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Astronomical Dial Ring from the Louvain School, prior to 1600 sold for $100,550 at Christie's on December 9, 2020
Astronomical Dial Ring from the Louvain School, prior to 1600 sold for $100,550 at Christie's on December 9, 2020
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Astronomical Dial Ring from the Louvain School, prior to 1600 sold for $100,550 at Christie's on December 9, 2020
Astronomical Dial Ring from the Louvain School, prior to 1600 sold for $100,550 at Christie's on December 9, 2020
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Astronomical Dial Ring from the Louvain School, prior to 1600 sold for $100,550 at Christie's on December 9, 2020
The NASA inflight toolkit for Apollo 17, flown The original NASA in-flight toolkit flown into space on the Apollo 17 command module (1972) sold for $102,400 at Julien's Auctions on 17 July, 2020
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The NASA inflight toolkit for Apollo 17, flown The original NASA in-flight toolkit flown into space on the Apollo 17 command module (1972) sold for $102,400 at Julien's Auctions on 17 July, 2020
The NASA inflight toolkit for Apollo 17, flown The original NASA in-flight toolkit flown into space on the Apollo 17 command module (1972) sold for $102,400 at Julien's Auctions on 17 July, 2020
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The NASA inflight toolkit for Apollo 17, flown The original NASA in-flight toolkit flown into space on the Apollo 17 command module (1972) sold for $102,400 at Julien's Auctions on 17 July, 2020
The NASA inflight toolkit for Apollo 17, flown The original NASA in-flight toolkit flown into space on the Apollo 17 command module (1972) sold for $102,400 at Julien's Auctions on 17 July, 2020
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The NASA inflight toolkit for Apollo 17, flown The original NASA in-flight toolkit flown into space on the Apollo 17 command module (1972) sold for $102,400 at Julien's Auctions on 17 July, 2020
The NASA inflight toolkit for Apollo 17, flown The original NASA in-flight toolkit flown into space on the Apollo 17 command module (1972) sold for $102,400 at Julien's Auctions on 17 July, 2020
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The NASA inflight toolkit for Apollo 17, flown The original NASA in-flight toolkit flown into space on the Apollo 17 command module (1972) sold for $102,400 at Julien's Auctions on 17 July, 2020
The NASA inflight toolkit for Apollo 17, flown The original NASA in-flight toolkit flown into space on the Apollo 17 command module (1972) sold for $102,400 at Julien's Auctions on 17 July, 2020
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The NASA inflight toolkit for Apollo 17, flown The original NASA in-flight toolkit flown into space on the Apollo 17 command module (1972) sold for $102,400 at Julien's Auctions on 17 July, 2020
The NASA inflight toolkit for Apollo 17, flown The original NASA in-flight toolkit flown into space on the Apollo 17 command module (1972) sold for $102,400 at Julien's Auctions on 17 July, 2020
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The NASA inflight toolkit for Apollo 17, flown The original NASA in-flight toolkit flown into space on the Apollo 17 command module (1972) sold for $102,400 at Julien's Auctions on 17 July, 2020
Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa raison (1637), published anonymously by René Descartes, sold for €92,250 ($106,034) at Galerie Bassenge on April 7, 2020
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Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa raison (1637), published anonymously by René Descartes, sold for €92,250 ($106,034) at Galerie Bassenge on April 7, 2020
Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa raison (1637), published anonymously by René Descartes, sold for €92,250 ($106,034) at Galerie Bassenge on April 7, 2020
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Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa raison (1637), published anonymously by René Descartes, sold for €92,250 ($106,034) at Galerie Bassenge on April 7, 2020
Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa raison (1637), published anonymously by René Descartes, sold for €92,250 ($106,034) at Galerie Bassenge on April 7, 2020
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Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa raison (1637), published anonymously by René Descartes, sold for €92,250 ($106,034) at Galerie Bassenge on April 7, 2020
Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa raison (1637), published anonymously by René Descartes, sold for €92,250 ($106,034) at Galerie Bassenge on April 7, 2020
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Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa raison (1637), published anonymously by René Descartes, sold for €92,250 ($106,034) at Galerie Bassenge on April 7, 2020
Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa raison (1637), published anonymously by René Descartes, sold for €92,250 ($106,034) at Galerie Bassenge on April 7, 2020
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Discours de la méthode pour bien conduire sa raison (1637), published anonymously by René Descartes, sold for €92,250 ($106,034) at Galerie Bassenge on April 7, 2020
ALS in German, signed “A. E.,” (Albert Einstein) one page letter to mathematician Ernst Gabor Straus, concerning Einstein's work on the Unified Field Theory measuring 8.5 x 11 inches, dated October 2, 1950. Sold for $103,395 at RR Auction on December 9, 2020
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ALS in German, signed “A. E.,” (Albert Einstein) one page letter to mathematician Ernst Gabor Straus, concerning Einstein's work on the Unified Field Theory measuring 8.5 x 11 inches, dated October 2, 1950. Sold for $103,395 at RR Auction on December 9, 2020
The Paolo Forlani map of North America (1565), the first separately published map of North America, sold for $172,200 at Arader Galleries on October 11, 2020
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The Paolo Forlani map of North America (1565), the first separately published map of North America, sold for $172,200 at Arader Galleries on October 11, 2020
The Paolo Forlani map of North America (1565), the first separately published map of North America, sold for $172,200 at Arader Galleries on October 11, 2020
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The Paolo Forlani map of North America (1565), the first separately published map of North America, sold for $172,200 at Arader Galleries on October 11, 2020
The Paolo Forlani map of North America (1565), the first separately published map of North America, sold for $172,200 at Arader Galleries on October 11, 2020
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The Paolo Forlani map of North America (1565), the first separately published map of North America, sold for $172,200 at Arader Galleries on October 11, 2020
The Paolo Forlani map of North America (1565), the first separately published map of North America, sold for $172,200 at Arader Galleries on October 11, 2020
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The Paolo Forlani map of North America (1565), the first separately published map of North America, sold for $172,200 at Arader Galleries on October 11, 2020
This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
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This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
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This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
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This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
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This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
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This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
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This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
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This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
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This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
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This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
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This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
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This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
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This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
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This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
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This is a Special Effects Mechanical Alien Head, designed by biomechanical artist H.R. Giger for the movie "Alien" (1979). It sold for $104,271 at Propstore in London on December 2, 2020
Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury’s Volvaria, a 2008 sculpture of fibreglass, resin and steel, painted with nail polish, weighing 450 kg, and measuring 80 x 350 x 350 cm. sold for $120,216 at Piguet on September 23, 2020
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Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury’s Volvaria, a 2008 sculpture of fibreglass, resin and steel, painted with nail polish, weighing 450 kg, and measuring 80 x 350 x 350 cm. sold for $120,216 at Piguet on September 23, 2020
Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury’s Volvaria, a 2008 sculpture of fibreglass, resin and steel, painted with nail polish, weighing 450 kg, and measuring 80 x 350 x 350 cm. sold for $120,216 at Piguet on September 23, 2020
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Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury’s Volvaria, a 2008 sculpture of fibreglass, resin and steel, painted with nail polish, weighing 450 kg, and measuring 80 x 350 x 350 cm. sold for $120,216 at Piguet on September 23, 2020
Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury’s Volvaria, a 2008 sculpture of fibreglass, resin and steel, painted with nail polish, weighing 450 kg, and measuring 80 x 350 x 350 cm. sold for $120,216 at Piguet on September 23, 2020
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Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury’s Volvaria, a 2008 sculpture of fibreglass, resin and steel, painted with nail polish, weighing 450 kg, and measuring 80 x 350 x 350 cm. sold for $120,216 at Piguet on September 23, 2020
Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury’s Volvaria, a 2008 sculpture of fibreglass, resin and steel, painted with nail polish, weighing 450 kg, and measuring 80 x 350 x 350 cm. sold for $120,216 at Piguet on September 23, 2020
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Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury’s Volvaria, a 2008 sculpture of fibreglass, resin and steel, painted with nail polish, weighing 450 kg, and measuring 80 x 350 x 350 cm. sold for $120,216 at Piguet on September 23, 2020
Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury’s Volvaria, a 2008 sculpture of fibreglass, resin and steel, painted with nail polish, weighing 450 kg, and measuring 80 x 350 x 350 cm. sold for $120,216 at Piguet on September 23, 2020
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Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury’s Volvaria, a 2008 sculpture of fibreglass, resin and steel, painted with nail polish, weighing 450 kg, and measuring 80 x 350 x 350 cm. sold for $120,216 at Piguet on September 23, 2020
Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury’s Volvaria, a 2008 sculpture of fibreglass, resin and steel, painted with nail polish, weighing 450 kg, and measuring 80 x 350 x 350 cm. sold for $120,216 at Piguet on September 23, 2020
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Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury’s Volvaria, a 2008 sculpture of fibreglass, resin and steel, painted with nail polish, weighing 450 kg, and measuring 80 x 350 x 350 cm. sold for $120,216 at Piguet on September 23, 2020
Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury’s Volvaria, a 2008 sculpture of fibreglass, resin and steel, painted with nail polish, weighing 450 kg, and measuring 80 x 350 x 350 cm. sold for $120,216 at Piguet on September 23, 2020
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Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury’s Volvaria, a 2008 sculpture of fibreglass, resin and steel, painted with nail polish, weighing 450 kg, and measuring 80 x 350 x 350 cm. sold for $120,216 at Piguet on September 23, 2020
This Xenomorph Queen Model Miniature Puppet from "Aliens" (1986) sold for $106,250 at Propstore on August 27, 2020
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This Xenomorph Queen Model Miniature Puppet from "Aliens" (1986) sold for $106,250 at Propstore on August 27, 2020
This Xenomorph Queen Model Miniature Puppet from "Aliens" (1986) sold for $106,250 at Propstore on August 27, 2020
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This Xenomorph Queen Model Miniature Puppet from "Aliens" (1986) sold for $106,250 at Propstore on August 27, 2020
This Xenomorph Queen Model Miniature Puppet from "Aliens" (1986) sold for $106,250 at Propstore on August 27, 2020
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This Xenomorph Queen Model Miniature Puppet from "Aliens" (1986) sold for $106,250 at Propstore on August 27, 2020
This Xenomorph Queen Model Miniature Puppet from "Aliens" (1986) sold for $106,250 at Propstore on August 27, 2020
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This Xenomorph Queen Model Miniature Puppet from "Aliens" (1986) sold for $106,250 at Propstore on August 27, 2020
Neo's (Keanu Reeves) Complete Costume " from "The Matrix Reloaded" (2003) sold for $104,271 (£62,500) at Propstore on December 2, 2020
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Neo's (Keanu Reeves) Complete Costume " from "The Matrix Reloaded" (2003) sold for $104,271 (£62,500) at Propstore on December 2, 2020
"Édition originale de l'inprétation d'Hippocrate" by Louis Duret, 1588, sold for $103,930 at Christie’s on May 27, 2020
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"Édition originale de l'inprétation d'Hippocrate" by Louis Duret, 1588, sold for $103,930 at Christie’s on May 27, 2020
"History of the Indian Tribes of North America" by Thomas McKenney and James Hall. 1836-44 image sold for $112,500 at Christie’s on June 18, 2020
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"History of the Indian Tribes of North America" by Thomas McKenney and James Hall. 1836-44 image sold for $112,500 at Christie’s on June 18, 2020
"History of the Indian Tribes of North America" by Thomas McKenney and James Hall. 1836-44 image sold for $112,500 at Christie’s on June 18, 2020
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"History of the Indian Tribes of North America" by Thomas McKenney and James Hall. 1836-44 image sold for $112,500 at Christie’s on June 18, 2020
The Portolan Chart of the Mediterranean by Placido Caloiro Y Oliva and Joan Oliva (1617) sold for $112,500 at Christie’s on October 16, 2020
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The Portolan Chart of the Mediterranean by Placido Caloiro Y Oliva and Joan Oliva (1617) sold for $112,500 at Christie’s on October 16, 2020
The Portolan Chart of the Mediterranean by Placido Caloiro Y Oliva and Joan Oliva (1617) sold for $112,500 at Christie’s on October 16, 2020
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The Portolan Chart of the Mediterranean by Placido Caloiro Y Oliva and Joan Oliva (1617) sold for $112,500 at Christie’s on October 16, 2020
"Principia mathematica" by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell. 1910-13 sold for $112,500 at Christie’s at July 30, 2020
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"Principia mathematica" by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell. 1910-13 sold for $112,500 at Christie’s at July 30, 2020
"Principia mathematica" by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell. 1910-13 sold for $112,500 at Christie’s at July 30, 2020
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"Principia mathematica" by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell. 1910-13 sold for $112,500 at Christie’s at July 30, 2020
"Principia mathematica" by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell. 1910-13 sold for $112,500 at Christie’s at July 30, 2020
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"Principia mathematica" by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell. 1910-13 sold for $112,500 at Christie’s at July 30, 2020
"Principia mathematica" by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell. 1910-13 sold for $112,500 at Christie’s at July 30, 2020
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"Principia mathematica" by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell. 1910-13 sold for $112,500 at Christie’s at July 30, 2020
"De Groote Nieuwe Vermeerderde Zee-Atlas" (1685) by Johannes van Keulen sold for $113,279 at Sotheby’s on July 28, 2020
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"De Groote Nieuwe Vermeerderde Zee-Atlas" (1685) by Johannes van Keulen sold for $113,279 at Sotheby’s on July 28, 2020
"De Groote Nieuwe Vermeerderde Zee-Atlas" (1685) by Johannes van Keulen sold for $113,279 at Sotheby’s on July 28, 2020
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"De Groote Nieuwe Vermeerderde Zee-Atlas" (1685) by Johannes van Keulen sold for $113,279 at Sotheby’s on July 28, 2020
"De Groote Nieuwe Vermeerderde Zee-Atlas" (1685) by Johannes van Keulen sold for $113,279 at Sotheby’s on July 28, 2020
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"De Groote Nieuwe Vermeerderde Zee-Atlas" (1685) by Johannes van Keulen sold for $113,279 at Sotheby’s on July 28, 2020
"De Groote Nieuwe Vermeerderde Zee-Atlas" (1685) by Johannes van Keulen sold for $113,279 at Sotheby’s on July 28, 2020
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"De Groote Nieuwe Vermeerderde Zee-Atlas" (1685) by Johannes van Keulen sold for $113,279 at Sotheby’s on July 28, 2020
"De Groote Nieuwe Vermeerderde Zee-Atlas" (1685) by Johannes van Keulen sold for $113,279 at Sotheby’s on July 28, 2020
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"De Groote Nieuwe Vermeerderde Zee-Atlas" (1685) by Johannes van Keulen sold for $113,279 at Sotheby’s on July 28, 2020
"De Groote Nieuwe Vermeerderde Zee-Atlas" (1685) by Johannes van Keulen sold for $113,279 at Sotheby’s on July 28, 2020
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"De Groote Nieuwe Vermeerderde Zee-Atlas" (1685) by Johannes van Keulen sold for $113,279 at Sotheby’s on July 28, 2020
A pair of Regency 21-inch Library Globes by John And William Cary, 1818 sold for $117,144 at Christie’s on December 9, 2020
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A pair of Regency 21-inch Library Globes by John And William Cary, 1818 sold for $117,144 at Christie’s on December 9, 2020
A pair of Regency 21-inch Library Globes by John And William Cary, 1818 sold for $117,144 at Christie’s on December 9, 2020
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A pair of Regency 21-inch Library Globes by John And William Cary, 1818 sold for $117,144 at Christie’s on December 9, 2020
A pair of Regency 21-inch Library Globes by John And William Cary, 1818 sold for $117,144 at Christie’s on December 9, 2020
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A pair of Regency 21-inch Library Globes by John And William Cary, 1818 sold for $117,144 at Christie’s on December 9, 2020
A pair of Regency 21-inch Library Globes by John And William Cary, 1818 sold for $117,144 at Christie’s on December 9, 2020
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A pair of Regency 21-inch Library Globes by John And William Cary, 1818 sold for $117,144 at Christie’s on December 9, 2020
A pair of Regency 21-inch Library Globes by John And William Cary, 1818 sold for $117,144 at Christie’s on December 9, 2020
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A pair of Regency 21-inch Library Globes by John And William Cary, 1818 sold for $117,144 at Christie’s on December 9, 2020
This first edition of Adam Smith’s “Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" (1776) sold for $125,000 at Swann Galleries on July 30, 2020
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This first edition of Adam Smith’s “Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" (1776) sold for $125,000 at Swann Galleries on July 30, 2020
THIS first edition of Adam Smith’s “Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" (1776) sold for $125,000 at Swann Galleries on July 30, 2020
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THIS first edition of Adam Smith’s “Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" (1776) sold for $125,000 at Swann Galleries on July 30, 2020
THIS first edition of Adam Smith’s “Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" (1776) sold for $125,000 at Swann Galleries on July 30, 2020
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THIS first edition of Adam Smith’s “Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" (1776) sold for $125,000 at Swann Galleries on July 30, 2020
THIS first edition of Adam Smith’s “Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" (1776) sold for $125,000 at Swann Galleries on July 30, 2020
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THIS first edition of Adam Smith’s “Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" (1776) sold for $125,000 at Swann Galleries on July 30, 2020
THIS first edition of Adam Smith’s “Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" (1776) sold for $125,000 at Swann Galleries on July 30, 2020
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THIS first edition of Adam Smith’s “Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" (1776) sold for $125,000 at Swann Galleries on July 30, 2020
This group of five scientific offprints, each signed and inscribed by Kurt Gödel and Oskar Morgenstern, sold for $125,075 at Bonhams on November 5, 2020
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This group of five scientific offprints, each signed and inscribed by Kurt Gödel and Oskar Morgenstern, sold for $125,075 at Bonhams on November 5, 2020
This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
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This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
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This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
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This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
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This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
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This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
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This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
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This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
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This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
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This 1966 Amphicar 770 sold for $128,800 at RM-Sotheby’s on October 24, 2020
This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
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This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
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This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
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This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
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This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
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This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
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This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
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This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
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This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
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This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
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This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
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This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
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This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
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This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
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This very large Ichthyosaur fossil from the lower Jurassic period sold for $129,972 at Christie’s on October 28, 2020
This Stormtrooper Helmet from "Star Wars: A New Hope" (1977) sold for $137,500 at Propstore on August 27, 2020
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This Stormtrooper Helmet from "Star Wars: A New Hope" (1977) sold for $137,500 at Propstore on August 27, 2020
This autograph letter signed Ludwig Wittgenstein to Moritz Schlick discussing Gödel's incompleteness theorems and Philosophy Of Mathematics, was sold for $137,575 at Bonhams on July 10, 2020
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This autograph letter signed Ludwig Wittgenstein to Moritz Schlick discussing Gödel's incompleteness theorems and Philosophy Of Mathematics, was sold for $137,575 at Bonhams on July 10, 2020
This copy of “Principia mathematica” (1910-13 ) by Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) and Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), sold for $146,665 at Christie’s on July 30, 2020
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This copy of “Principia mathematica” (1910-13 ) by Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) and Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), sold for $146,665 at Christie’s on July 30, 2020
This copy of “Principia mathematica” (1910-13 ) by Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) and Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), sold for $146,665 at Christie’s on July 30, 2020
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This copy of “Principia mathematica” (1910-13 ) by Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) and Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), sold for $146,665 at Christie’s on July 30, 2020
This copy of “Principia mathematica” (1910-13 ) by Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) and Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), sold for $146,665 at Christie’s on July 30, 2020
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This copy of “Principia mathematica” (1910-13 ) by Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) and Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), sold for $146,665 at Christie’s on July 30, 2020
This copy of “Principia mathematica” (1910-13 ) by Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) and Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), sold for $146,665 at Christie’s on July 30, 2020
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This copy of “Principia mathematica” (1910-13 ) by Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) and Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), sold for $146,665 at Christie’s on July 30, 2020
This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
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This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
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This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
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This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
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This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
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This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
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This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
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This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
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This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
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This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
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This full set of armour in Maximillian style, from the second half of the 19th Century, sold for $153,138 at Czerny's on December 19, 2020
This 379 gram (12.18 oz t) lump of crystallized Gold from Pontes e Lacerda, Mato Grosso, Brazil measures 3.54 x 1.57 x 1.41 inches (9 x 4 x 3.6 cm) and sold for $156,250 at Heritage Auctions on March 14, 2020
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This 379 gram (12.18 oz t) lump of crystallized Gold from Pontes e Lacerda, Mato Grosso, Brazil measures 3.54 x 1.57 x 1.41 inches (9 x 4 x 3.6 cm) and sold for $156,250 at Heritage Auctions on March 14, 2020
This Japanese Tin Litho Battery-Operated Machine Man Robot by Masudaya (circa 1959) is the rarest of the legendary “gang of four” robots. It sold for $156,000 at Dan Morphy Auctions on September 24, 2020
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This Japanese Tin Litho Battery-Operated Machine Man Robot by Masudaya (circa 1959) is the rarest of the legendary “gang of four” robots. It sold for $156,000 at Dan Morphy Auctions on September 24, 2020
This Japanese Tin Litho Battery-Operated Machine Man Robot by Masudaya (circa 1959) is the rarest of the legendary “gang of four” robots. It sold for $156,000 at Dan Morphy Auctions on September 24, 2020
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This Japanese Tin Litho Battery-Operated Machine Man Robot by Masudaya (circa 1959) is the rarest of the legendary “gang of four” robots. It sold for $156,000 at Dan Morphy Auctions on September 24, 2020
This Japanese Tin Litho Battery-Operated Machine Man Robot by Masudaya (circa 1959) is the rarest of the legendary “gang of four” robots. It sold for $156,000 at Dan Morphy Auctions on September 24, 2020
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This Japanese Tin Litho Battery-Operated Machine Man Robot by Masudaya (circa 1959) is the rarest of the legendary “gang of four” robots. It sold for $156,000 at Dan Morphy Auctions on September 24, 2020
This Japanese Tin Litho Battery-Operated Machine Man Robot by Masudaya (circa 1959) is the rarest of the legendary “gang of four” robots. It sold for $156,000 at Dan Morphy Auctions on September 24, 2020
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This Japanese Tin Litho Battery-Operated Machine Man Robot by Masudaya (circa 1959) is the rarest of the legendary “gang of four” robots. It sold for $156,000 at Dan Morphy Auctions on September 24, 2020
This Japanese Tin Litho Battery-Operated Machine Man Robot by Masudaya (circa 1959) is the rarest of the legendary “gang of four” robots. It sold for $156,000 at Dan Morphy Auctions on September 24, 2020
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This Japanese Tin Litho Battery-Operated Machine Man Robot by Masudaya (circa 1959) is the rarest of the legendary “gang of four” robots. It sold for $156,000 at Dan Morphy Auctions on September 24, 2020
This Japanese Tin Litho Battery-Operated Machine Man Robot by Masudaya (circa 1959) is the rarest of the legendary “gang of four” robots. It sold for $156,000 at Dan Morphy Auctions on September 24, 2020
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This Japanese Tin Litho Battery-Operated Machine Man Robot by Masudaya (circa 1959) is the rarest of the legendary “gang of four” robots. It sold for $156,000 at Dan Morphy Auctions on September 24, 2020
This Japanese Tin Litho Battery-Operated Machine Man Robot by Masudaya (circa 1959) is the rarest of the legendary “gang of four” robots. It sold for $156,000 at Dan Morphy Auctions on September 24, 2020
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This Japanese Tin Litho Battery-Operated Machine Man Robot by Masudaya (circa 1959) is the rarest of the legendary “gang of four” robots. It sold for $156,000 at Dan Morphy Auctions on September 24, 2020
This Japanese Tin Litho Battery-Operated Machine Man Robot by Masudaya (circa 1959) is the rarest of the legendary “gang of four” robots. It sold for $156,000 at Dan Morphy Auctions on September 24, 2020
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This Japanese Tin Litho Battery-Operated Machine Man Robot by Masudaya (circa 1959) is the rarest of the legendary “gang of four” robots. It sold for $156,000 at Da