2014 Event James Watson, one of three scientists to co-discover DNA structure, has auctioned off the 1962 Nobel Prize medal he received for the achievement; Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov paid $4.8 million for the medal but then returned it to Watson 2014 Event 'Nympheas', a painting in Claude Monet's 'Water Lilies' series, is auctioned today for a price of $54 million; this is only the second-highest price paid for a Monet - another painting in the series sold in 2008 for $80.3 million at auction 2011 Event The most expensive painting ever auctioned, 'Nude, Green Leaves and Bust', by Pablo Picasso, goes on display in London's Tate Gallery 1998 Event Lyrics to "Candle in the Wind 1997," auctioned for $442,500 1997 Event Rare black pearl necklace auctioned for record $902,000 1996 Event Superman's Action Comic #1 (1938) auctioned at Sotheby at $61,900 1994 Event Maltese Falcon auctioned for $398,590 1992 Event Harold Wilson's academy award is auctioned for $60,500 1989 Event Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" auctioned for $825M 1987 Event Duchess of Windsors jewels auctioned for 31,380,197 pounds 1986 Event A Canadain 1921 50 cent piece auctioned in New York City for $22,000 1981 Event 12-bottle case of 1979 Napamedoc Cabernet wine auctioned for $24,000 1976 Event Joseph William Turner watercolor auctioned for 340,000 pounds 1947 Event "Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000
