Here are Sotheby’s numbers on the white glove Bowie sale:

Bowie/Collector Sale Totals: £32.9m /$41.1m 

Part I: Modern and Contemporary Art, Evening Auction: £24.3m / $30.3m

Estimate: £8.1-11.7m (47 lots, sale lasted two hours)

Part II: Modern and Contemporary Art, Day Sale: £7.2m / $9.1m

Estimate: £1.7-2.5m (209 lots, lasted seven hours)

Part III: Design: Ettore Sottsass and the Memphis Group: £1.4m / $1.7 m

Estimate: £77,070-117,020 (100 lots, lasted 3.5 hours)

Facts and Figures

• Global exhibitions seen by 55,870+ visitors
• London Exhibitions in July and November had a total of over 51,470 visitors – the highest attendance for any pre-sale exhibition in London
• Over 26,500 people watched the sales online
• Over 1,750 people attended the sales
• Over a thousand bidders registered through our BIDnow programme, powered by Invaluable

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