The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/auctions/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:29:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png auctions | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/auctions/ 32 32 Jabotinsky letter revealing plea for funds to save European Jews heads to auction https://www.timesofisrael.com/jabotinsky-letter-revealing-plea-for-funds-to-save-european-jews-heads-to-auction/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:02:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3760341 Revisionist Zionism founder's missive to finance director warned movement's 'success or failure' hinged on new funding system

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]]> Letter by famed Jewish mystic sells for nearly $400,000 at auction https://www.timesofisrael.com/letter-by-famed-jewish-mystic-sells-for-nearly-400000-at-auction/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:33:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3757597 Ramchal manuscript was quietly sold by Jewish Theological Seminary during financial crisis; scholar decries transfer of text to private owner as a 'scandal'

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]]> Amy Winehouse’s friends exploited her dad by selling late singer’s items, lawyer says https://www.timesofisrael.com/amy-winehouses-friends-exploited-her-dad-by-selling-late-singers-items-lawyer-says/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:52:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3742585 Court told that two friends of UK Jewish star sold dozens of her possessions worth around $970,000, among them luxury items, after telling parents sale involved 'a few things'

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]]> Long-lost Rubens painting depicting crucifixion sells for $2.7 million https://www.timesofisrael.com/long-lost-rubens-painting-depicting-crucifixion-sells-for-2-7-million/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 06:47:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3701777 Artwork was recently found in Parisian townhouse; was initially thought to be from Rubens workshop rather than painter himself, but authenticity confirmed after scientific analysis

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]]> Klimt painting that saved its subject from Nazis sold for record price in auction https://www.timesofisrael.com/klimt-painting-that-saved-its-subject-from-nazis-sold-for-record-price-in-auction/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:31:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3692076 Elisabeth Lederer, who is immortalized in six-foot portrait, survived Holocaust by telling Nazis that the famed painter was her father

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]]> German auction house cancels ‘shameless’ sale of concentration camp artifacts https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-auction-house-cancels-shameless-sale-of-concentration-camp-artifacts/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 01:38:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3691175 Auction called off after protest from group of Holocaust survivors, which along with Poland's FM calls for the items to be placed in a museum

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]]> Survivors demand German auction house halt sale of Holocaust artifacts https://www.timesofisrael.com/survivors-demand-german-auction-house-halt-sale-of-holocaust-artifacts/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:21:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3690040 International Auschwitz Committee says sale of personal letters and Gestapo index cards is 'a cynical and shameless undertaking' that exploits persecution for 'commercial gain'

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]]> Ohio auction house halts sale of ‘unclaimed’ paintings Nazis took from Jewish owner https://www.timesofisrael.com/ohio-auction-house-halts-sale-of-unclaimed-paintings-nazis-took-from-jewish-owner/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 07:48:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3642934 Art restitution organization, responding to tip-off, researched works by Ambrosius Bosschaert and discovered they belonged to family of German Jewish collector Adolphe Schloss

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]]> Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at New York auction https://www.timesofisrael.com/martian-meteorite-sells-for-record-5-3-million-at-new-york-auction/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:36:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3600535 54-pound rock named NWA 16788 is largest ever found on Earth originating from Mars; dinosaur skeleton sells for more than $30 million

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]]> Tel Aviv store to auction slain hostage Nadav Popplewell’s sci-fi book collection https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-store-to-auction-slain-hostage-nadav-popplewells-sci-fi-book-collection/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3506987 Green Brothers reports keen interest in library of some 700 volumes owned by British-Israeli abducted to Gaza on Oct. 7 and later murdered; proceeds to go to families of hostages

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]]> Oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sells for over $5m https://www.timesofisrael.com/oldest-known-stone-tablet-inscribed-with-the-ten-commandments-sells-for-over-5m/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 08:14:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3442708 Winning bid is far higher than predicted; anonymous buyer will donate Samaritan-linked slab to Israeli institution, while some question its authenticity

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]]> Ten Commandments tablet, up for auction at Sotheby’s, to come with disclaimer https://www.timesofisrael.com/ten-commandments-tablet-up-for-auction-at-sothebys-to-come-with-disclaimer/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:36:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3423295 1,500-year-old Samaritan version of text to be sold with notification that Israel only permitted it to be removed from country on condition it is put on public display

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]]> Sotheby’s to auction Shem Tov Bible scribed by the medieval scholar https://www.timesofisrael.com/sothebys-to-auction-shem-tov-bible-scribed-by-medieval-scholar/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 07:10:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3308705 The 1312 manuscript will be displayed at the auction house this month and again in September before it is sold

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]]> Comic featuring Superman’s first appearance sells for $6M https://www.timesofisrael.com/comic-featuring-supermans-first-appearance-sells-for-6-million/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 17:26:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3264849 Auction company selling 1938 rare copy hails edition as 'most important comic ever published' for creating superhero still used in comic strips and movies today

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]]> Hebrew pocket watch, frozen in time of Titanic wreck, to be auctioned https://www.timesofisrael.com/hebrew-pocket-watch-frozen-in-time-of-titanic-wreck-to-be-auctioned/ Sat, 11 Nov 2023 04:34:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3150572 Dried water marks indicate watch that belonged to Sinai Kantor stopped at 2:25 a.m., five minutes after the famous shipwreck

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