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10 World's Most Expensive Antiques Ever Sold
By siliconindia
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Saturday, 22 October 2011, 01:02 IST
Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester
It's difficult to put a monetary value on the works of Leonardo da Vinci. His Codex Leicester was one of the most expensive antiques ever sold at auction, named after the Earl of Leicester, who purchased the document in 1717, the Codex is a scientific document, and perhaps da Vinci's most famous.
It documents the theories, musings and sketches of da Vinci on many topics, including geography, astronomy and the elements, all written in da Vinci's signature mirrored writing. It was one of the most expensive antiques ever before it went up for auction, and it was officially one of the most valuable antiques after one of the world's richest men purchased it.
Bill Gates bought the manuscript at auction for $30,802,500 and Gates had it digitally scanned and made available on CD.
