One of the earliest mass-produced artificial Christmas trees, originally purchased for pennies in 1920, sold for an astonishing £3,400, or $4296.13, at auction on Friday.

The “humblest Christmas tree in the world” which is thought to be one of the earliest mass-produced artificial trees has sold at auction for more than 50 times its estimated asking price. The ...

Hansons Auctioneers said the 2.5-foot-tall tree, described as the "humblest Christmas tree in the world," sold for a total $4,296.13.

The humblest Christmas tree in the world has a new home and we're delighted for both buyer and seller," said Charles Hanson, owner of Hansons Auctioneers, in the release.

A similar Christmas tree, purchased in Scotland for the equivalent of 6 pence in 1937, sold for 150 at Hansons in 2019, the auctioneers said. While another tree, found in Derby, fetched 420 in 2017.

Known as “the humblest Christmas tree in the world,” the little tree was expected to fetch a maximum of around $100, but it shocked many when a private buyer purchased it for $4,296.13 through ...

Hansons Auctioneers said the 2.5-foot-tall tree, described as the "humblest Christmas tree in the world," went for $4,296.13. The tree was one of the first Christmas trees to be mass produced.

A simple 31-inch Christmas tree with 25 branches, 12 berries and 6 small candle holders sold for £3,411 (more than $4,000) at auction on Friday. Billed as the “humblest Christmas tree in the ...

In 1920, Dorothy Grant was 8 when her family bought one of the first mass-produced artificial Christmas trees. She lived to 101, her 2.5-foot tree just sold at auction for $4,000.