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Little Britain Sales

A preview of the Phillips and Christie’s London sales, including a number of important works that may define—or rewrite—the narrative coalescing around the current art market.

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Phillips and Christie’s will hold their much smaller London sales on Thursday; Despite the size, there are still some important works on offer that may foreshadow the direction of the market. Photo: Courtesy of Christie's
Marion Maneker
June 25, 2024

Sotheby’s London Evening sale took in £83.6 million ($106 million) with 46 of 51 works sold. The hammer ratio was a passable 1.03. Those are the official statistics. But three lots were withdrawn, including the £6 million Tamara de Lempicka nude. If we included those lots, the hammer ratio falls to .94, or pretty much where we’ve been all through the first half of the year.