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Posted By: barrysloate

Sotheby's and Christie's always want the total sales of an auction to exceed the high end estimate if possible. It makes for a good press release, as it appears like they even outdid themselves. Of course, this can be easily achieved by having low estimates. REA has used the system of estimates that are generally low and pieces will nearly always go higher than the top number. It's just good business.