Joe Lewis Collection Fetches £296.3 Million at Sotheby's, Setting European Auction Record
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Sotheby's London hosted a historic auction on June 24, where 25 works from British billionaire Joe Lewis's collection sold for £296.3 million — the highest sum ever for a single-owner collection in Europe. Combined with a broader modern and contemporary sale, the evening raised £393.4 million, breaking Sotheby's own record for such an event in London. The result surpassed the previous European benchmark set by the Yves Saint Laurent collection.
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· 3 pulledThe full evening, which combined the Lewis lots with a broader modern and contemporary sale, raised £393.4 million with fees, breaking Sotheby's own record for an evening of this kind in the British capital.
25 works from the collection of British billionaire Joe Lewis produced a total of £296.3 million, the highest sum ever achieved for a single-owner collection sold in Europe.
The result surpassed the previous European benchmark set by the Yves Saint Laurent collection.
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