Week of October 12, 2026
196 lots closed in 1 sale, $33,070 of hammer in all.
The last hammer price on every lot at Unicorn Auctions, while you browse. Free for fourteen days.
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Hammer prices, buyer's premium removedThe hammer price is what the bidder bid. The house adds its buyer's premium on top, usually 20 to 25%, and publishes the total. We take the premium back off so prices at different houses compare., per 750 ml bottle.
The most expensive wines
| Wine | Vintage | Lot | Hammer | Per bottle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Trophy", Original Johnnie Walker Painting | NV | 1 x 750ml | $7,550 | $7,550 |
| "Meet Scotland's Favourite Son" (The Garden Party), Original Painting | NV | 1 x 750ml | $2,350 | $2,350 |
| "Meet Scotland's Favourite Son" (The Ski Lodge), Original Painting | NV | 1 x 750ml | $1,710 | $1,710 |
| E.H. Taylor & Sons Pre-Prohibition Letter (1888) | NV | 1 x 750ml | $1,510 | $1,510 |
| Old Taylor Pre-Prohibition Letter (1911) | 1911 | 1 x 750ml | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| Pennsylvania Pre-Prohibition Liquor License (1903) | 1903 | 1 x 750ml | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| Cabin Still Thermometer | NV | 1 x 750ml | $445 | $445 |
| IRS Tax Rectifier Stamp (1881) | NV | 1 x 750ml | $380 | $380 |
| Old Taylor Bottled-in-Bond Framed Ad | NV | 1 x 750ml | $365 | $365 |
| Old Grand-Dad Leather Dice Cup (with Dice) | NV | 1 x 750ml | $360 | $360 |
Sold under their usual priceThe usual price is the median of the wine's own sales at the fourteen houses in the 24 months before this one, counted only when there are at least three on two different days; a lot is listed when it closed at least 15% under it.
Nothing this week closed far enough under its usual price.
Earlier weeks: October 12, 2026 (196) · September 14, 2026 (873) · August 24, 2026 (1,060) · July 27, 2026 (1,145) · June 22, 2026 (710) · May 25, 2026 (439) · April 27, 2026 (1,333)
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