Record sale of £2.9m for Christie's London |
| Written by Gemma McKenna |
| Monday, 05 December 2011 09:06 |
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Christie's London recorded its biggest wine sale total since 1997 as Sir Evelyn De Rothschild's collection hit £2.9 million.
The Finest and Rarest Wines & Spirits sale held on December 1-2 raised £2,939,382 and was sold 89% by lot and 94% by value.
The top lot was twelve bottles of Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1990 which sold for £115,000.
Chris Munro, director of Christie's London wine department said the total was "a fitting end to a tremendous year for the department". "International bidders competed for the very best wines from Bordeaux to Burgundy with DRC taking the top spot as a 12 bottle case of Romanee-Conti 1990 fetched an impressive £115,000. Further highlights included £63,250 paid for a dozen bottles of Romanée-Conti 1988, and we were also particularly pleased with the results for the exceptional collection of whisky and cognac which saw a single bottle of Balvenie 50 YO sell for £13,800."
David Elswood, the auction house's international wine director said: "We were proud to offer a superb range of Château Lafite-Rothschild from the collection of Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, which was 100% sold. The collection realised a total of over £850,000, with buyers originating from around the globe."
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