Rockefeller treasures break record with single-owner bid worth $828 mn

At David Rockefeller’s three-day-long, $828 million estate sale at Christie’s in New York, artworks by such big names as Picasso, Matisse, and Gauguin sold for hundreds of millions of dollars. There was also a profusion of statuary, antiques, silverware, and what can only be called very high-end knickknacks. Miniature porcelain statues of shepherds may not have been fashionable since the 18th century, but for a brief, very expensive moment this week, they surely were hot: One winsome Meissen figure sold for $25,000, five times its high estimate.

Similarly, the type of dark, wooden furniture favoured by Rockefeller hasn’t been showcased