Sotheby’s sale could hit $10m mark with big-ticket paintings

The auction house hopes to kick off the end-of-year sales with a bang as it brings several $1 million-plus Australian artworks to the market.

Howard Arkley's Neapolitan Delight could hit $1 million at Sotheby’s.

Peter Fish

Nov 6, 2019 – 3.55pm

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Sotheby’s Australia is offering several potentially million-dollar pictures at its final sale of the year, which is expected to attract a total of $10 million or more.

Artworks fetching $1 million-plus including buyer’s premium are relatively rare in the Australian market. This year so far, Sotheby’s Australia – which operates independently from the international art house – has chalked up five, and rival firms Menzies, and Deutscher and Hackett, two each. This is certain to rise with the year-end sales.