Treasures
Including Selected Works from the Collections of the Dukes of Northumberland

Auctioned At Sotheby's

09 July 2014 | 5:00 PM BST | London

As the highly anticipated highly awaited Dukes Of Northumberland took place on 9 July '14 in London and as expected, exceeded all previous records set. The 9 July auction quickly approached and broke all previous records with an unheard of sale total of $23,593,850 GBP. A highest ever total for a "Decorative Arts" auction at coveted house of Sotheby's. Many say the record auctions were due to the rarity of the pieces beings auctioned, some unseen for more than a hundred years. Came out to sit on the auction block which brought out a much larger number of collectors than usual. The 9 July auction seemed to be a different auction in many ways. the atmosphere was electrical as these pieces of history were passed from one collector to another. It would be hard pressed to find such a unique gathering of such mythical collection of art anywhere else on the world. A nice reciprocation of quality in return for bonafide auction house a perfect match.
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Word has it collectors has been waiting decades for some of these items to re-appear. As some are extremely rare. From Sotheby's perspective the auction could not have went any better as seasoned collectors sat around fought to maintain control as they tried to outbid each other for some of the rarest items on the face of the Earth. Hard as they tried it showed quickly just how important these pieces were from the ultra-aggressive bidding and record amounts being bid. For a real eye-opening look at true history, honestly preserved go over and look at some of the beautiful pieces auctioned off and read a little of the history behind them simply
This collection held rare hard to find pieces, some one of kind never again to be replicated. The rarity of the pieces could also be seen in the aggressiveness of the collectors as they bid for pieces they seemingly knew they would possibly never see again. What some say was the "prize" haul of the night easily broke all records. A 1st Century statute of Aphrodite (pictured above) from the collections of the Dukes Of Northumberland sold for a record-breaking £9,378,500. With such a large number of well-known collectors turning out ready to bid many works quickly exceeded their pre-sale estimates. It all made for a really exciting auction. Click over to Sotheby's and get a look at the 9 July auction it was one of true history, tradition and heritage.