Contemporary Curated Realises the Highest Ever Total for an Online Sale Staged by Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s eighth edition of ‘Contemporary Curated’ in London realised £5,097,250 / $6,401,127, soaring above its pre-sale estimate of £3,435,900-4,668,500. This is the highest total ever achieved for an online sale at Sotheby’s. 88% of the lots offered were sold, with over half of those exceeding their high estimates. Attracting an average of 12.4 bids for every lot sold, the auction saw competitive bidding through to the final day and in the final seconds.