As soon as he saw the hulking, bone-white carcass of an ocean sunfish sloshing in the waves offshore of the Azores archipelago, José Nuno Gomes-Pereira suspected the animal might be a record-breaker.

Julien’s Auctions, the world's leading celebrity auction house brought the spirit of rock & roll, pop and musical legends to life this week with their annual “MUSIC ICONS” sale.