David Bowie Art Auction Day Two Raises $10 Million
The Sotheby’s auction for David Bowie’s art and furniture collection concluded its two-day run yesterday. Pieces sold on the second day fetched £8,594,250, or $10,830,000, bringing the total to £32.9 million ($41.1 million). The remaining pieces were divided into two lots: “Modern and Contemporary Art,” which raised £7,213,250, and the Ettore Sottsass and Memphis Group design auction, which made £1,381,000. Items sold yesterday include Odd Nerdrum’s “Dawn,” which sold for £341,000 ($430,000), and Bowie’s amazing Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni record player, which you can see below. That one went for £257,000, or $324,000.
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#AuctionUpdate Designed as a ‘musical pet’, this #Brionvega record player owned by David Bowie has just sold for £257,000 #BowieCollector pic.twitter.com/SoBCWSgFq9
— Sotheby’s (@Sothebys) November 11, 2016
#AuctionUpdate David Bowie’s Design collection totals £1.4m – more than 10x high estimate pic.twitter.com/2uIhNnmB6i
— Sotheby’s (@Sothebys) November 11, 2016
#AuctionUpdate David Bowie’s #radio estimated at £150 sells for £30,000 #BowieCollector pic.twitter.com/RWWEQ6evQp
— Sotheby’s (@Sothebys) November 11, 2016
#AuctionUpdate The salt & pepper shakers that David Bowie owned before he sought out work by #Sottsass have just sold in London for £7,500 pic.twitter.com/iyEBhh0M39
— Sotheby’s (@Sothebys) November 11, 2016
The final hammer came down on the ‘White Glove’ sale of David Bowie’s collection tonight in #London totaling £32.9m/$41.1m #BowieCollector pic.twitter.com/5E3a7A6jOv
— Sotheby’s (@Sothebys) November 12, 2016
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