The 10 Most Outrageous Things People Bought In November

A rare prototype production camera sold for $2.57 million.

The most expensive production camera ever sold

A rare prototype Leica M3D camera owned by photojournalist David Douglas Duncan sold at auction for $2.57 million.

Only 31 models of the camera were ever made. The item earns the title of the world's most expensive production camera ever sold.

A rare menu from the Titanic fetched $160,000.

One of the rarest menus ever sold

A menu of the first meal served to first-class passengers aboard the RMS Titanic sold for $160,000 at auction in Britain.

It features menu items such as lobster, hodge podge, and roast beef.

Charlie Chaplin's bowler hat and cane sold for $62,500.

A sale that exceeded expectations

Charlie Chaplin's iconic bowler hat and cane sold for $62,500 at auction this month.

The sale exceeded expectations.

Chaplin's 32-inch bamboo cane is inscribed "CCLT 36" in black ink, a homage to the Little Tramp, Chaplin's signature character.

A Rothko painting sold for a whopping $75 million at auction.

High price for a Rothko

Mark Rothko’s ”No. 1 (Royal Red & Blue)" sold for $75 million at Sotheby's this month.

But it isn't the most expensive Rothko ever sold; in May one hammered at $87 million.

"Royal Red & Blue" is nine-and-a-half-feet tall.

The lot sold as part of Sotheby's highest-selling auction ever, which totaled $375 million.

Eric Clapton's watch sold for $3.6 million.

A famous timepiece

A platinum Patek Philippe watch owned by Eric Clapton sold for $3.6 million.

The 1987 perpetual calendar chronograph with moon phases was one of Christie's big ticket items during its sale in Geneva this month.

A toy airplane sold for $15,900 at auction.

A very tiny, but expensive airplane

A toy airplane sold for $15,900 to an American collector at auction house Vectis in Thornaby, Yorkshire.

The toy is a British-made U.S.-style monoplane, originally bought in 1941 in Bristol, UK.

The plane was first purchased for $18.30, in today's money.

Monet's "Water Lilies" sold for $43 million this month.

An expensive Monet

The Hackley School in Tarrytown, N.Y. sold a donated painting, Monet's "Water Lilies," at auction this month.

An anonymous American collector paid $43 million for it at Christie's.

Alumnus billionaire investment banker Herbert Allen, Jr. had donated the painting to The Hackley School, which charges $37,200 for high school day students.

A 1998 McLaren F1 sold for $5.6 million.

The most expensive modern supercar ever sold

British auto dealer Tom Hartley, Jr. sold one of his 1998 supercars, the McLaren F1, for $5.6 million.

The F1 goes from 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds, and was at one time the world's fastest supercar.

Only 64 were built, between 1993 and 1998. The buyer remained anonymous.

The dress Judy Garland wore in "The Wizard Of Oz" sold for $480,000 at auction.

Really expensive movie memorabilia

The dress Judy Garland wore as Dorothy in "The Wizard Of Oz" sold for $480,000 at auction.

The blue gingham dress received plenty of action with phone bids coming in from around the world.