Wine Auction records broken at Sotheby’s New York
Published May 23rd, 2006
US Auction Info
Eight auction records were broken and nearly US$8m was spent on Saturday as bidding went through the roof at Sotheby’s New York sale.
The highlight of the US$7.8m (£4.2m) sale saw a double magnum of 1865 Château Lafite go for $111,625 (£59,485) – nearly triple its original estimate of $40,000.
According to Sotheby’s, eight of the ten priciest lots broke auction records on 20 May. The sale was the second-largest in the history of the auction house.
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