Sentences with phrase «auction lot notes»

Not exact matches

«We've seen a lot of very hot auction processes,» notes Torys» Emanoilidis.

Jovial words were exchanged, smiles were all around and interested buyers scribbled notes in their auction lot books — the scene had an electricity in the air.

The car (Lot 1416) goes to auction showing fewer than 18,000 miles on the odometer (note: the title reads mileage exempt).

Considering the past several outings for the auction houses in London and New York, where only a handful of buyers were reportedly keeping the market afloat, this week's sales hit a different note entirely, with ample phone bids that saw one major auction record fall with Constantin Brancusi's La Muse Endormie demolishing expectations at over $ 57 million, and marquee lots performing quite well over the course of the evening.

Ms. Paulson described the auction as «fantastic,» noting that 27 of the 51 lots that sold went above the high estimate.

After the auction, Tobias Meyer, the auctioneer commented that nine of the top lots were purchased by «private Americans» and noted that museums are now «building galleries» rather than making acquisitions a priority.

«The majority of the best of British contemporary art does not have the opportunity to appear at auction — it is sold through galleries,» he says, noting that sculptor and Turner Prize winner Rachel Whiteread has 191 auction lots logged with Artnet, «but the vast majority are multiple editions.»