2012 wrapped up with several auction records, from a drawing by Raphael that sold for nearly $50 million to a very expensive antique clock.
There were also sky-high prices for movie props and a batch of love letters written by a rock star.
Let's take a look back at the most outrageous purchases people made in the month of December.
A drawing by Raphael sold for $47.9 million
An auction record for the Renaissance-era artist
A rare drawing by Raphael sold for $47.9 million at a Sotheby's auction in early December. The final sale price marked an auction record for the artist and doubled pre-sale expectations, according to Today Entertainment.
The work, called "Head of an Apostle," was from the collection at Chatsworth, the ancestral home of the 12th Duke of Devonshire. It was purchased by an anonymous collector.
James Bond's gun from "From Russia With Love" sold for $196,000
Expensive James Bond memorabilia
The Walther air gun used in promotional photos for the 1963 film "From Russia With Love" sold in December at a Sotheby's auction in London for $196,000, according to Paul Frasier Collectibles.
The air pistol had belonged to photographer David Hurn and was used as a last-minute replacement after the photographer realized that no one remembered to bring Bond's smaller Walther PPK to the shoot, according to PFC.
The buyer remained unnamed.
An ornate Breguet Sympathique clock sold for $6.8 million
The most expensive clock ever sold at auction
The Duc d’Orléans Breguet Sympathique clock sold for a record price at a Sotheby's auction this month, well above its presale estimate of $5 million.
It's not the first time the clock broke an auction record; it also held the previous record with a price of $5.77 million, which it achieved at a 1999 Sotheby's sale, according to Watchalyzer.
The tortoise-shell clock dates from 1835.
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