Record Breaking Wine Sales Up 45% From 2005 at Bonhams
Published August 5th, 2006
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Bonhams announces record-breaking wine sale results on both sides of the atlantic – sale totals up 45% from 2005.
Bonhams in London and Bonhams & Butterfields, Bonhams’ branch on the American West Coast, have been celebrating after breaking records with their most successful sales of Fine Wine to date. Bonhams & Butterfields’ Sale of Fine and Rare Wines, including the Harvey Buchbinder collection from the Marin Wine Cellar, on 28 – 29 July fetched more than $2.4 million, and Bonhams’ London sale on 28 June bought in nearly half a million pounds – the best ever wine sales for the fastest growing auction house in the world.
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