France: Record sales total for Hospices de Beaune 2017 auction

Nov 20, 2017

(Decanter) - See the headline results from this year's Hospices de Beaune auction held over the weekend.

The Hospices de Beaune 2017 auction raised a record 13.5 million euros (£12m, $16m), according to auction organiser Christie’s, beating the previous record set in 2015.

Top lot in the auction, the traditional ‘La pièce des Présidents’ sold for €420,000, which was the second highest total on record; its 2015 equivalent selling for 480,000 euros.

 

See the top 10 lots below. Data supplied by Christie’s. Prix realisé means the price paid, with currency translations given.

All proceeds from the the presidents’ lot go to charity and this year it consisted of two barrels of Corton Clos du Roi Grand Cru. It was bought jointly by Maison Albert Bichot and an unnamed China-based investor, Christie’s said.

 

 


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