2022
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See also : Dinosaur Jewels II French cars Hypercars Sport Sport II Textiles New watches
See also : Dinosaur Jewels II French cars Hypercars Sport Sport II Textiles New watches
2022 Stegosaur
2024 SOLD for $ 45M by Sotheby's
150 million years ago, the stegosaur was not a mere plant-eating dinosaur. It had to defend itself against the ferocious carnivorous. Its body was a fortress with a dermal pointed armor from neck to tail and tail spikes as a further weapon. The largest known weighed over 5 metric tons. The brain weighing 80 g in a small head led to the wrong theory of a second brain elsewhere in the body.
An example was discovered in 2022 by a commercial paleontologist on his private land in the vicinity of the Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado, and excavated though two seasons.
This 8 m long fossil is 70 % complete with 254 bone elements from a total of 319. Named Apex, it is mounted 3.35 m tall on a steel armature. The fragile first two dermal plates are stored in a case, with 3D printed replicas placed on the mount in their place. The old beast suffered from arthritis but has no trace of wound. Some fossilized skin impressions have been preserved.
Apex was sold with full rights for $ 45M from a lower estimate of $ 4M by Sotheby's on July 17, 2024, lot 13. Please watch the video shared by the auction house, here below started at 00:20 for a full picture. Please watch the longer video where the paleontologist and Sotheby's officer together display the whole process from excavation to auction.
An example was discovered in 2022 by a commercial paleontologist on his private land in the vicinity of the Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado, and excavated though two seasons.
This 8 m long fossil is 70 % complete with 254 bone elements from a total of 319. Named Apex, it is mounted 3.35 m tall on a steel armature. The fragile first two dermal plates are stored in a case, with 3D printed replicas placed on the mount in their place. The old beast suffered from arthritis but has no trace of wound. Some fossilized skin impressions have been preserved.
Apex was sold with full rights for $ 45M from a lower estimate of $ 4M by Sotheby's on July 17, 2024, lot 13. Please watch the video shared by the auction house, here below started at 00:20 for a full picture. Please watch the longer video where the paleontologist and Sotheby's officer together display the whole process from excavation to auction.
2022 Estrela de Fura
2023 SOLD for $ 35M by Sotheby's
Fura Gems, a company established in Dubai in 2017, unearthed in July 2022 in one of their mines in Mozambique the largest ever gem-quality ruby rough, weighing 101 carats. Its vivid red is comparable with the Burmese pigeon's blood rubies.
Cut and polished from that gem in 2023 in Bangkok by a master gem cutter under Fura's supervision, Estrela de Fura 55.22 is a cushion ruby weighing 55.22 carats, with a beautifully saturated vivid red color. Its fine and homogeneous clarity is unprecedented in unheated rubies of similar size. Its fluorescence under ultraviolet light is exceptional for African rubies.
Set as a ring, it was sold for $ 35M by Sotheby's on June 8, 2023, lot 59. Please watch the short and long videos shared by the auction house.
Cut and polished from that gem in 2023 in Bangkok by a master gem cutter under Fura's supervision, Estrela de Fura 55.22 is a cushion ruby weighing 55.22 carats, with a beautifully saturated vivid red color. Its fine and homogeneous clarity is unprecedented in unheated rubies of similar size. Its fluorescence under ultraviolet light is exceptional for African rubies.
Set as a ring, it was sold for $ 35M by Sotheby's on June 8, 2023, lot 59. Please watch the short and long videos shared by the auction house.
The largest and most valuable ruby to ever appear at auction comes to #SothebysNewYork: The Estrela de FURA 55.22.
— Sotheby's (@Sothebys) April 5, 2023
Carrying an estimate in excess of $30M, the ruby is set to break auction records and will appear in our Magnificent Jewels sale this June. pic.twitter.com/o4S9LJJVNn
2022 Bugatti
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Chiron Super Sport 300+
2024 SOLD for $ 5.2M by Bonhams
The performances of the supercars are more and more amazing. These road going models now arrive at auction in the months following the first deliveries. After the Bugatti Veyron, the LaFerrari and the LaFerrari Aperta came the Bugatti Chiron.
The Chiron has the same engine as the Veyron, 8 liters with 16 cylinders in W. For the rest it benefits from all the improvements imagined by the brand in its ten years of experience of the Veyron. It is taller and wider, for a better comfort and an impeccable handling up to the highest speed and in braking.
The top speed of the Chiron was early electronically limited to 420 km/h for remaining below the critical threshold of tire wear but the brand lets know that studies are ongoing to go faster. At maximum speed the fuel tank gets dry in 7 minutes. Driven on the road by Juan Pablo Montoya, a Chiron was timed in 41.96 seconds on the maneuver 0 - 400 km/h - 0, over a total distance of only 3,112 m. The story will not stop at that point. These Bugatti records were beaten or threatened by Koenigsegg.
The model had been unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2016 and a total production target of 500 vehicles was announced, to be spread over several years starting in 2017. For that first year it is estimated that 70 Chiron have been delivered.
The first Chiron exported to the USA was sold for $ 3.8M by RM Sotheby's on December 6, 2017, lot 137. Not yet registered, it had only run at that time the 400 km of its factory tests. It is titled 2018. A Chiron with less than 1,000 Km from new was sold for € 3,3M by RM Sotheby's on February 7, 2018, lot 151.
The variant Super Sport 300+ of the Bugatti Chiron is so named because it was in 2019 the first road going car to break the 300 mph speed threshold when a prototype driven by Andy Wallace reached 490 km/h (304.7 mph) at Volkswagen's test facility.
The basic Chiron body has been extended of 25 cm in the tail and streamlined for an improved balance between low drag and downforce. It is powered by a 8 liter quad-turbocharged W-16 Bugatti engine in the follow of the Veyron and previous Chirons.
A production run of 30 Super Sport 300+ was marketed in 2021 and made in 2022.
The 9th is one of the eight destined for the USA. It was sold for $ 5.2M by Bonhams on January 25, 2024, lot 42. It had not been used since the factory testing.
The Chiron has the same engine as the Veyron, 8 liters with 16 cylinders in W. For the rest it benefits from all the improvements imagined by the brand in its ten years of experience of the Veyron. It is taller and wider, for a better comfort and an impeccable handling up to the highest speed and in braking.
The top speed of the Chiron was early electronically limited to 420 km/h for remaining below the critical threshold of tire wear but the brand lets know that studies are ongoing to go faster. At maximum speed the fuel tank gets dry in 7 minutes. Driven on the road by Juan Pablo Montoya, a Chiron was timed in 41.96 seconds on the maneuver 0 - 400 km/h - 0, over a total distance of only 3,112 m. The story will not stop at that point. These Bugatti records were beaten or threatened by Koenigsegg.
The model had been unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2016 and a total production target of 500 vehicles was announced, to be spread over several years starting in 2017. For that first year it is estimated that 70 Chiron have been delivered.
The first Chiron exported to the USA was sold for $ 3.8M by RM Sotheby's on December 6, 2017, lot 137. Not yet registered, it had only run at that time the 400 km of its factory tests. It is titled 2018. A Chiron with less than 1,000 Km from new was sold for € 3,3M by RM Sotheby's on February 7, 2018, lot 151.
The variant Super Sport 300+ of the Bugatti Chiron is so named because it was in 2019 the first road going car to break the 300 mph speed threshold when a prototype driven by Andy Wallace reached 490 km/h (304.7 mph) at Volkswagen's test facility.
The basic Chiron body has been extended of 25 cm in the tail and streamlined for an improved balance between low drag and downforce. It is powered by a 8 liter quad-turbocharged W-16 Bugatti engine in the follow of the Veyron and previous Chirons.
A production run of 30 Super Sport 300+ was marketed in 2021 and made in 2022.
The 9th is one of the eight destined for the USA. It was sold for $ 5.2M by Bonhams on January 25, 2024, lot 42. It had not been used since the factory testing.
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Chiron Super Sport 300+
2022 SOLD for £ 4.2M by RM Sotheby's
The 18th Super Sport 300+ was sold for £ 4.2M by RM Sotheby's on November 5, 2022, lot 133. It has been finished in black and orange outside and inside and delivered to its first owner in January 2022. It is 2,280 km from new.
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Chiron Pur Sport
2024 SOLD for $ 4.05M by Broad Arrow
Made in 2022, the Pur Sport variant is the ultimate sub-series of the Bugatti Chiron. It is limited to 60 units. The Pur Sport is 50 kg lighter than the basic Chiron. Its new features include larger air intakes and a huge fixed wing which extends over 1.90 m to generate even more aerodynamic downforce. The exhaust has been revised in titanium and produced using a 3D30 printer. New Michelin tires provide an increase in lateral grip.
The maximum speed is increased to 6,900 rpm and the gearbox ratios are shortened by 15%. Acceleration values are improved with 0 to 100 km/h in 2.3 seconds, 0 to 200 km/h in 5.5 seconds and 0 to 300 km/h in less than 12 seconds. The top speed is limited to 350 km/h, a little less than a basic Chiron. The original price tag was around € 3 million.
One of them reading less than 400 miles on the odometer was sold for $ 4.05M by Broad Arrow on March 1, 2024, lot 145.
The maximum speed is increased to 6,900 rpm and the gearbox ratios are shortened by 15%. Acceleration values are improved with 0 to 100 km/h in 2.3 seconds, 0 to 200 km/h in 5.5 seconds and 0 to 300 km/h in less than 12 seconds. The top speed is limited to 350 km/h, a little less than a basic Chiron. The original price tag was around € 3 million.
One of them reading less than 400 miles on the odometer was sold for $ 4.05M by Broad Arrow on March 1, 2024, lot 145.
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Chiron Profilée
2023 SOLD for € 9.8M by RM Sotheby's
The Bugatti Chiron met in 2022 its original target of 500 units using an 8 liter W-16 engine of the brand, modified from the Veyron. The company confirmed that it is terminated at 500.
In its six year history the Chiron had several variants made in small series for experiencing an improved speed, agility, aerodynamics, elegance. For example the Super Sport 300+ which reached an unprecedented speed for a road going car had a production run of 30 cars, in 2021 and 2022.
Built in 2022, the Bugatti Chiron Profilée is a one-off associating the driving agility of the 2020 Chiron Pur Sport with a touring elegance. This concept car has an improved airflow management and a newly developed exterior sky blue finish named Argent Atlantique, superbly associated with the bleu roi of the lower part of the body.
Consigned by Bugatti to RM Sotheby's as the last Chiron to be sold, the Profilée was sold for € 9.8M from a lower estimate of € 4.2M on February 1, 2023, lot 177, being at that time the most expensive new car model sold at auction.
It was available on a bill of sale only, in the class of European single type approval, with VAT applied to the full purchase price. Only driven for its testing, this car announced with an electronically limited top speed of 380 km/h has less than 400 km from new.
It is announced as the fastest accelerating of all Chiron models, capable of reaching 100 km/h in 2.3 seconds and 300 km/h in 12.4 seconds. Whether this performance is or not achieved, we cannot believe that the engineering of the Profilée will not be re-used.
The image of the Profilée is shared by Wikimedia with attribution Pelicanactor, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
In its six year history the Chiron had several variants made in small series for experiencing an improved speed, agility, aerodynamics, elegance. For example the Super Sport 300+ which reached an unprecedented speed for a road going car had a production run of 30 cars, in 2021 and 2022.
Built in 2022, the Bugatti Chiron Profilée is a one-off associating the driving agility of the 2020 Chiron Pur Sport with a touring elegance. This concept car has an improved airflow management and a newly developed exterior sky blue finish named Argent Atlantique, superbly associated with the bleu roi of the lower part of the body.
Consigned by Bugatti to RM Sotheby's as the last Chiron to be sold, the Profilée was sold for € 9.8M from a lower estimate of € 4.2M on February 1, 2023, lot 177, being at that time the most expensive new car model sold at auction.
It was available on a bill of sale only, in the class of European single type approval, with VAT applied to the full purchase price. Only driven for its testing, this car announced with an electronically limited top speed of 380 km/h has less than 400 km from new.
It is announced as the fastest accelerating of all Chiron models, capable of reaching 100 km/h in 2.3 seconds and 300 km/h in 12.4 seconds. Whether this performance is or not achieved, we cannot believe that the engineering of the Profilée will not be re-used.
The image of the Profilée is shared by Wikimedia with attribution Pelicanactor, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
2022 Messi World Cup Set of Shirts
2023 SOLD for $ 7.8M by Sotheby's
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was held in Qatar. On December 18, the final was won by Argentina against the defending champion France 3-3 after extra time followed by 4-2 in penalty shoot out. Argentina had not won the trophy since 1986 with Maradona as captain. The final was watched on television by 1.5 billion people.
In 2022 Argentina's captain was the 35 year old Lionel 'Leo' Messi, playing his sixth World Cup including a lost final in 2014. Messi was the first ever player to score at least one goal in each round of the Cup.
The final was arguably the most spectacular FIFA final of all time due to the duel between the Paris Saint-Germain teammates Messi and Mbappé. It is also considered among the greatest football matches of all time.
Messi had scored once in first half, once in extra time plus the first Argentinian shoot out. Mbappé had scored twice in the second half, once in extra time plus the first French shoot out. No red card was attributed during this superb 120 minute game.
Six shirts respectively worn by Messi in the first halves of two from three group stage matches, the round of 16 and the quarterfinal, semifinal and final have been gathered as a single lot, sold for $ 7.8M by Sotheby's on December 14, 2023, lot 1.
These Adidas garments of medium slim size with the striped light blue and white of Argentina and Messi's number 10 have been photo-matched by Sports Investors Authentication. They are made in recycled polyester, jacquard and mesh.
In 2022 Argentina's captain was the 35 year old Lionel 'Leo' Messi, playing his sixth World Cup including a lost final in 2014. Messi was the first ever player to score at least one goal in each round of the Cup.
The final was arguably the most spectacular FIFA final of all time due to the duel between the Paris Saint-Germain teammates Messi and Mbappé. It is also considered among the greatest football matches of all time.
Messi had scored once in first half, once in extra time plus the first Argentinian shoot out. Mbappé had scored twice in the second half, once in extra time plus the first French shoot out. No red card was attributed during this superb 120 minute game.
Six shirts respectively worn by Messi in the first halves of two from three group stage matches, the round of 16 and the quarterfinal, semifinal and final have been gathered as a single lot, sold for $ 7.8M by Sotheby's on December 14, 2023, lot 1.
These Adidas garments of medium slim size with the striped light blue and white of Argentina and Messi's number 10 have been photo-matched by Sports Investors Authentication. They are made in recycled polyester, jacquard and mesh.
2022 Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama
2024 SOLD for $ 6.8M by Christie's
A Pumpkin 215 x 180 x 180 cm made in 2017 by Yayoi Kusama in fiberglass reinforced plastic and urethane was sold for HK $ 55M by Christie's on December 1, 2021, lot 72.
Its shape and graphic style are similar to the M bronze narrated above, excepted that the grooves are empty of polka dots.
A Pumpkin executed in 2013 in urethane on fiber reinforced plastics 205 x 210 x 210 cm was sold for HK $ 49M by Christie's on May 28, 2024, lot 68.
A Pumpkin 245 x 260 x 260 cm made in 2022 in fiberglass reinforced plastic and urethane was sold for $ 6.8M by Christie's on November 21, 2024, lot 16B.
Its shape and graphic style are similar to the M bronze narrated above, excepted that the grooves are empty of polka dots.
A Pumpkin executed in 2013 in urethane on fiber reinforced plastics 205 x 210 x 210 cm was sold for HK $ 49M by Christie's on May 28, 2024, lot 68.
A Pumpkin 245 x 260 x 260 cm made in 2022 in fiberglass reinforced plastic and urethane was sold for $ 6.8M by Christie's on November 21, 2024, lot 16B.
2022 Richard Mille RM 53-02
2023 SOLD for HK$ 35.5M by Sotheby's
The Richard Mille company is looking for weightless and transparency. The model RM 53-02 Tourbillon Sapphire wristwatch released in 2020 is their ultimate engineering feat.
The bezel, tonneau case and case back are all crafted out of a single block of sapphire crystal with a sophisticated skeletonization of the dial. The movement is suspended inside the case by braided cables 0.27 mm in diameter, improving the shock absorption to more than 5 Kg.
Due to the complexity of production of the case requiring more than 1,000 hours of workmanship, this reference will be limited to 10 units. One of them made ca 2022 was sold for HK $ 35.5M from a lower estimate of HK $ 16M by Sotheby's on October 7, 2023, lot 2304.
The bezel, tonneau case and case back are all crafted out of a single block of sapphire crystal with a sophisticated skeletonization of the dial. The movement is suspended inside the case by braided cables 0.27 mm in diameter, improving the shock absorption to more than 5 Kg.
Due to the complexity of production of the case requiring more than 1,000 hours of workmanship, this reference will be limited to 10 units. One of them made ca 2022 was sold for HK $ 35.5M from a lower estimate of HK $ 16M by Sotheby's on October 7, 2023, lot 2304.
2022 Porsche 911 Sally Special
2022 SOLD for $ 3.6M by RM Sotheby's
In the Cars franchise, Sally Carrera is a Porsche 911 in the role of the lead female character. It is the brainchild of Pixar Animation Studios from the Disney group. Sally Carrera is a modified 2002 Porsche Carrera 996, the latest 911 model in period. Pixar made it look, move and speak. The franchise was created in 2002 and the first film was released in 2006.
In 2022 for celebrating the 20th anniversary of Sally Carrera, Porsche and Pixar created a unique Sally Special, again based on the most performing 911 in period, this time a 911 Carrera GTS painted in a special Sally Blue Metallic reminding the signature color of Sally Carrera.
Sally Special was sold new and still untitled by RM Sotheby's on August 20, 2022 to the benefit of Girls Inc educational US charity and of the UN Refugee Agency for the help of Ukraine. It fetched $ 3.6M, lot 332.
In 2022 for celebrating the 20th anniversary of Sally Carrera, Porsche and Pixar created a unique Sally Special, again based on the most performing 911 in period, this time a 911 Carrera GTS painted in a special Sally Blue Metallic reminding the signature color of Sally Carrera.
Sally Special was sold new and still untitled by RM Sotheby's on August 20, 2022 to the benefit of Girls Inc educational US charity and of the UN Refugee Agency for the help of Ukraine. It fetched $ 3.6M, lot 332.
