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RESULTS |  Christie's New York Finest & Rarest Wines Sale Totals $1.27 million

Wines & Spirits
New York Americas 11 October 2019

New York - Christie’s New York Finest & Rarest Wines auction on October 11 achieved $1,274,563 with 97% sold by value and 90% sold by lot. The top lots of the sale was Petrus 1989, six magnums per lot, that sold for $43,750.


Additional strong results were achieved for Petrus 1990, 12 bottles per lot, that also sold for $43,750. Other notable wine results included Petrus 1982, 12 bottles per lot, that realized $40,000, 1 magnum of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 2006, which realized $35,000, and Château Lafite-Rothschild 1982, six magnums per lot, that achieved $30,000.

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* Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will apply in addition to the hammer price - see Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of the sale catalogue. *Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium.

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