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Christie’s Exceptional Sale Sets The Bar At $5.5 Million: A Rare Tea Set, A Roman Cameo Of Emperor Claudius, And A $2 Million Transcontinental Railroad Spike

Por: Forbes Life February 01, 2023

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Joining the Continent: The gilt engraved iron spike commemorated the completion of the ... [+] Transcontinental Railroad. Photograph Courtesy of Christie's The country’s premier applied and decorative arts auction concluded on January 27, and the news in terms of the reserves and estimates was bright. Collectors were out in force. The leading lots were for the most part healthily bid, and the 29-lot sale brought in $5,589,240. Pictured... + full article



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