Provenance
Featured Collections
Famous collections in fine art, collector cars and jewelry, traced through the real auction sales behind them — the house, the sale, the date and the price publicly reported. A window onto the kind of provenance ALT/FNDATA's data captures.
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Notable historical collections. Every figure below is a realized auction result, publicly reported, at an auction house ALT/FNDATA covers. These are not current holdings and not a live valuation — most pieces were sold years ago, several from estate sales.
La Peregrina pearl necklace (Cartier) Confirmed
Christie's·The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor, New York · Dec 13, 2011
A world auction record for a pearl jewel. Acquired by Richard Burton for Taylor in 1969 for $37,000; royal provenance to 16th-century Spain.
Guinness World Records
Realized$11,842,500
The Elizabeth Taylor Diamond (the “Krupp,” 33.19 ct Asscher-cut) Confirmed
Christie's·The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor, New York · Dec 13, 2011
A 1968 gift from Richard Burton; more than double its estimate.
KOMO News / AP
Realized$8,818,500
Bulgari emerald-and-diamond pendant brooch (c. 1958–1962) Confirmed
Christie's·The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor, New York · Dec 13, 2011
A gift from Burton; reported as a record price for an emerald jewel. Acquired by Bulgari for its heritage collection.
Jewelove
Realized$6,578,500
Vincent van Gogh, “Vue de l'asile et de la Chapelle de Saint-Rémy” (1889) Confirmed
Christie's·The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor, London · Feb 7, 2012
Top art lot of the estate. Her father bought it for her at a London auction in 1963 for a reported ~£92,000.
Artnet News
Realized£10.1m (~$16m)
Jean-Michel Basquiat, “Air Power” (1984) Confirmed
Sotheby's·Bowie/Collector, London · Nov 10, 2016
Top lot of the sale, against a £2.5–3.5m estimate. Bowie had bought it at Christie's London in 1995.
Sotheby's
Realized~£7.1m (~$8.8m)
Frank Auerbach, “Head of Gerda Boehm” (1965) Confirmed
Sotheby's·Bowie/Collector, London · Nov 10, 2016
About 10x its estimate, an artist record at the time — one of 11 records set that evening for 20th-century British artists.
Antiques and Arts Ireland
Realized£3.8m
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 by Scaglietti (chassis 10621) Confirmed
RM Sotheby's·Monterey · Aug 16, 2014
Special-ordered by McQueen in 1967 during The Thomas Crown Affair.
RM Sotheby's
Realized$10,175,000 (with premium)
1970 Porsche 911S (chassis 9110301502) Confirmed
RM Sotheby's·Monterey · Aug 20, 2011
His Le Mans opening-sequence car; a 911 auction record at the time.
RM Sotheby's
Realized$1,375,000
1955 Porsche 550 Spyder Confirmed
Gooding & Company·Amelia Island · Mar 11, 2016
Top Seinfeld lot; estimate $5M–$6M.
Supercars.net
Realized$5,335,000 (with premium)
Realized$2,860,000
1974 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 IROC RSR Confirmed
Gooding & Company·Amelia Island · Mar 11, 2016
Supercars.net
Realized$2,310,000
Realized$1,650,000
Gerhard Richter, “Abstraktes Bild (809-4)” (1994) Confirmed
Sotheby's·Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · Oct 12, 2012
Then the highest auction price for a living artist. Clapton had bought it in 2001 as one of a set of three Richters for ~$3.4m total.
Bloomberg
Realized£21,321,250 (~$34.2m)
The Hutton-Mdivani jadeite bead necklace (Cartier clasp) Confirmed
Sotheby's·Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite, Hong Kong · Apr 7, 2014
A world record for jadeite jewelry; bought by the Cartier Collection. Reportedly a 1933 wedding gift from her father.
Guinness World Records
RealizedUS$27.44m (~HK$214m)
Cartier onyx-and-diamond “Panther” bracelet (1952) Confirmed
Sotheby's·The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor, London · Nov 30, 2010
Top lot of the 2010 sale; a then-record for a Cartier piece and for any bracelet at auction.
The Jewellery Editor
Realized£4,521,250 (~$7m)
The “Lesotho III” diamond engagement ring (40.42 ct marquise) Confirmed
Sotheby's·The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, New York · Apr 23, 1996
A gift from Aristotle Onassis; top lot of the 1996 sale.
The Seattle Times / AP
Realized~$2.59m
Triple-strand simulated (faux) pearl necklace Confirmed
Sotheby's·The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, New York · Apr 23, 1996
Famously not real pearls; sold far above estimate to the Franklin Mint.
Sotheby's
Realized$211,500
Fernand Léger, “Trois femmes à la table rouge” (1921) Confirmed
Sotheby's·Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, New York · May 7, 2013
Proceeds to her Ray of Light Foundation for girls' education. Madonna had bought it in 1990 for a reported ~$3.4m.
Pollstar / AP
Realized~$7.2m
Edward Hopper, “Hotel Window” (1955) Confirmed
Sotheby's·American Art Evening Sale, New York · Nov 30, 2006
Martin bought it in 1999 (reported from the Malcolm Forbes collection, ~$10m); sold against a $10–15m estimate.
Artnet News
Realized~$26.89m
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider (chassis 2377 GT) Confirmed
RM Sotheby's·Ferrari Leggenda e Passione, Maranello · May 18, 2008
RM Auctions in association with Sotheby's; a world-record car price at the time.
Sports Car Market
Realized~$10.9m (€7,040,000 with premium)
Fancy yellow diamond (~74.5 ct) Confirmed
Sotheby's·Magnificent and Noble Jewels, Geneva · May 14, 2013
Paul Fraser Collectibles
Realized$2,985,750
Natural pearl-and-diamond pendant earrings Confirmed
Sotheby's·Magnificent and Noble Jewels, Geneva · May 14, 2013
A then-record for a pair of pearl ear pendants.
Rapaport
Realized$2,343,830
Bulgari diamond necklace / bracelet combination (1954) Confirmed
Sotheby's·Magnificent and Noble Jewels, Geneva · May 14, 2013
Rapaport
Realized$783,851
1979 Porsche 935 (chassis 009 0030, ex-Paul Newman) Confirmed
Gooding & Company·Pebble Beach · Aug 20, 2016
Estimate $4.5M–$5.5M.
Rennlist
Realized$4,840,000 (with premium)
1967 Porsche 911 S Confirmed
RM Sotheby's·The Magnus Walker Outlaw Collection (online) · Mar 25, 2026
Top car lot of the collection.
duPont Registry
Realized$308,000
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