$20.7 M. Freud Portrait, Speyer Works Anchor Sotheby’s London Sales – ARTnews.com
Sotheby’s staged its marquee British and Modern Art sales today in London. The back-to-back sales led by Sotheby’s veteran auctioneers Oliver Barker and Helena Newman made £156.2 million ($217 million) combined across 83 lots, landing within the pre-sale estimate £119.7 million-£170.3 million ($165.8 million–$235.9 million) and seeing an 88 percent sell-through rate. The result was up 12 percent from last June’s $193 million “Rembrandt ...