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The Robert Devereux Collection of Post-War British Art Totals $7.6 Million at Sotheby’s

November 6, 2010 by  
Filed under Art Market

LONDON.- The two-day sale of The Robert Devereux Collection of Post-War British Art at Sotheby’s in London concluded this afternoon having realised a remarkable total of £4,730,101 / US$7,603,489 – a figure well above the pre-sale expectations of £2,409,250-3,550,750. The three selling sessions of 329 lots in total established an overall sell-through rate of 95% by lot as well as a clutch of new artist records. Proceeds from the sale will go towards The African Arts Trust, a charitable organisation that [...]