by Marissa on April 19, 2012 12:00pm
A Captain America Hero Costume that was used in “Captain America: The First Avenger” was auctioned for $228,000 over the weekend after being projected to sell for between $20,000 and $30,000. Other Marvel memorabilia included the “Iron Man 2″ Mark II suit, which fetched $132,000.
The Profiles in History auction took place at the Chicago Entertainment and Comic Expo and grossed $1.1 million from the sales of 217 memorabilia lots. Over 200 people attended the auction.
To put the Captain America suit’s colossal auction price in perspective, consider the results of other high-profile memorabilia auctions:
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by Marissa on December 14, 2011 12:00pm
Tuesday night’s Elizabeth Taylor jewelry auction was one for the ages: it broke seven world records and brought in almost $116 million.
One of the marquee items sold was “La Peregrina,” a Cartier-designed necklace with a 16th-century pearl. After a pre-auction estimate of $2 to $3 million, the necklace eventually sold for $11.8 million, which is the most ever paid for a single-pearl jewel. The auction also broke records for the per-carat prices of a ruby, Indian jewel and colorless diamond.
Two other pieces — a 33.19-carat diamond ring and the Taj Mahal Diamond, both gifts from
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