London, Live and Online Realised a Combined Total of £87,173,345 / $110,958,445 / €101,787,207

London – Christie’s summer edit of Classic Week in London realised a combined total of £87,173,345 / $110,958,445 / €101,787,207, which is a 27% increase in £ and a 35% increase in $ on the total for the equivalent sales series in 2022.
CLASSIC WEEK BY NUMBERS
- £12,615,000 / $16,021,050 / €14,734,320 top lot in the series: Michael Sweerts’ completely unpublished and unknown canvas on the theme of the artist’s studio, which set a new auction record for the artist (estimate: £2,000,000-3,000,000)
- 65 countries: registered bidders
- 65% of buyers from EMEA
- 26% of all new registrants were millennials (+2% year on year)
- 16% of bidders were new to Christie’s
- 39% increase in visitors to the exhibitions of Christie’s London Evening Sales on same period in 2022
BREAKDOWN BY SALE
(For full results, including top lot please click sale title and order lots by highest price)
£3,346,694 |
$4,246,955 |
€3,888,858 |
|
£1,818,558 |
$2,307,750 |
€2,118,620 |
|
£11,214,300 |
$14,242,161 |
€13,098,302 |
|
£53,940,600 |
$68,504,562 |
€63,002,621 |
|
£3,001,950 |
$3,812,477 |
€3,506,278 |
|
£2,068,290 |
$2,635,001 |
€2,415,763 |
|
BAYREUTH: A Connoisseur's Collection of English Silver and Gold Boxes |
£2,100,420 |
$2,675,935 |
€2,453,291 |
£4,048,569 |
$5,242,897 |
€4,744,923 |
|
The Magnificent Library of Norman Bobins: Part Two, The Colourful World |
£1,758,078 |
$2,285,501 |
€2,048,161 |
£3,039,750 |
$3,951,675 |
€3,541,309 |
|
£836,136 |
$1,053,531 |
€969,082 |
|
Total |
£87,173,345 |
$110,958,445 |
€101,787,207 |