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World Records Hammered Down at Heritage Auctions

By Catherine D. Anspon // May 20, 2015

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This striking Hermès Shiny Rouge H Porosus Crocodile, 30-cm. Birkin Bag (with solid 18K white gold and diamond hardware), set a world Birkin record — $203,150 — when it went on the block at Heritage, December 6, 2011, in Dallas.

Movie memorabilia is always a fascinating category. Cue this frock worn by Vivien Leigh in four scenes during her Oscar-winning turn as Scarlett O'Hara from the 1939 cinematic epic, "Gone with the Wind." Just auctioned by Heritage, Beverly Hills, April 18, 2015, it went for $137,000 (despite being faded from its original blue hue).

The first ever appearance of Wolverine yielded an incredible price and new world record — $657,250 — for original art from the final page of Marvel's 1974 "The Incredible Hulk #180." The comic drawn by Herb Trimpe went down May 16, 2014, in Dallas. Even better: the consignor donated most of the proceeds to the nonprofit Hero Initiative to assist comic-book creatives in need.

Did you think Picasso‘s The Women of Algiers (Version ‘O’), painted Valentine’s Day 1955, which sold at Christie’s for $179 million in May, is the only #worldauctionrecord? Think again. Dallas-headquartered Heritage Auctions, now the world’s third largest auction house, has been setting some impressive records of its own for a variety of intriguing lots. Here’s a peek at recent sales records that earned Heritage its title as the world’s leading collectibles auction house.