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Per-sale coverage. Hammer math, market signals, and what each major auction night meant — for the reader who wants to know what the room saw, not just what sold.
- May 23, 2026 · Byron Fuller
What Sixty Per Cent Means
Twenty-seven of forty-five lots above the high estimate, a total that stopped just short of $400 million, and the statistical question nobody at the pre-sale estimates meeting wants to answer.
Covers: Christie's · 20th Century Evening Sale (22 May 2026) - May 22, 2026 · Byron Fuller
Newhouse Night, or: What $181 Million Says That the Rest of the Room Does Not
Fifteen lots, every one of them sold, a Pollock that did the unimaginable, and a quiet little run of disappointments in the middle that nobody is putting in the press release.
Covers: Christie's · Masterpieces: The Private Collection of S.I. Newhouse (18 May 2026) - May 22, 2026 · Byron Fuller
A Dealer Sells Down: The Mnuchin Evening, Mostly as Advertised
One hundred per cent sold, a $166 million white glove for the former Goldman partner turned Upper East Side dealer, and one quiet observation about whose estimates the market actually trusts.
Covers: Sotheby's · Robert Mnuchin: Collector at Heart Evening Auction (14 May 2026)
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