Dubai P7 number plate sold for record-breaking Rs 123 crore, other expensive auctions in history

Produced by: Bhoomika
Designed by: Mohsin

A vehicle number plate P7 was sold for record-breaking 55 million dirhams (approx Rs 123 crore) at the 'Most Noble Numbers' auction in Dubai

Dubai VIP number
plate's auction

A P7 number plate bid worth 55 million dirhams or AED was made by a Dubai-based businessman. The bidding took place at Four Seasons Resort in the Jumeirah region of Dubai

Who bought Dubai’s
P7 number plate?

Most Noble Numbers' auction saw a tightly fought bid over the P7 number plate as Pavel Valerievich Durov, the founder and owner of the Telegram app made a bid worth 35 million dirhams. Suddenly another businessman made the highest bid and the number plate was declared sold

Expensive number
plate sold in Dubai

The proceeds will go directly towards supporting the “1 Billion Meals Endowment” campaign, which aims to establish the largest Ramadan sustainable food aid endowment fund

Noble cause for auction

In 2011, Marilyn Monroe's "subway" dress was sold for $4.6 million at a weekend auction of Hollywood costumes at the Beverly Hills

Marilyn Monroe's
iconic dress 

In 2021, London-listed philatelic specialist Stanley Gibbons paid $8.3 million for a British Guiana One-Cent Magenta stamp, issued in 1856

World’s most expensive
stamp

In 2013, Legend Numismatics bought a rare 1794 silver dollar for $17.2 million

Rare 1794 silver dollar

Christie’s Antiquities Department topped the world record price at an auction in 2015 when it facilitated the sale of one of the most expensive auction items worldwide that year, a Cycladic marble figure for over $16 million 

Cycladic marble figure

Queen Marie Antoinette’s drop-shaped natural pearl pendant, sold in 2018 at Sotheby’s in Geneva, was billed as a once-in-a-lifetime purchase. This was the crowning piece in a set of 10 pieces formerly owned by Queen Marie Antoinette. The pendant sold for $36.43 million at Sotheby’s

Marie Antoinette’s pendant 

The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta has been the most expensive car ever sold at an auction to date. It was sold at Sotheby’s for more than $45 million

Most expensive car sold
at auction