Sentences with phrase «staggering number of requests»

Not exact matches

Some patrons said they often put holds on a number of books with long wait lists, only to find that many of the books become available simultaneously: «Wait times are long for popular titles, no way to stagger requests (if waiting on 5 titles and all become available at once, it's use it or lose it), and the selection isn't real great.»

-- Pollock, Number 19, 1948 Est. $ 25,000,000 — $ 35,000,000; SOLD $ 58,363,750 — Roy Lichtenstein, Woman with Flowered Hat Est. on request; SOLD $ 56,123,750 — Basquiat, Dustheads Est. $ 25,000,000 — $ 35,000,000; SOLD $ 48,843,750 — Clyfford Still, PH - 1 Est. $ 15,000,000 — $ 20,000,000, Unsold — de Kooning, Untitled XVII Est. $ 4,000,000 — $ 6,000,000; SOLD $ 9,755,750 — Basquiat, Furious Man Est. $ 1,000,000 — $ 1,500,000; SOLD $ 5,723,750 — Picasso, Composition (Figure féminine sur une plage) Est. $ 800,000 — $ 1,200,000; SOLD $ 1,443,750 — Miró, Femme, oiseaux Est. $ 200,000 — $ 300,000; Unsold — Cristina Iglesias, Díptico VI Est. $ 15,000 — $ 20,000; SOLD $ 20,000 — Javier Vallhonrat, Inner edge, the Possessed Space, 1991 Est. # 2,000 — # 3,000; SOLD # 10,000 + > Christie's Post-War and Contemporary Art department set a new benchmark for the art market, raising a staggering total of $ 638,615,900 (# 420,248,526 / $ 497,974,951) and setting 37 new records christies + Christie's Contemporary Evening Sale, Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 ao.....