More than US$25m has changed hands in American auctions in the last few days.

The four major sales in three cities, which have all taken place since 25 October, fetched US$27,551,707 in total October.

The most spectacular sale, Acker Merrall Condit’s in New York on 26-27 October, realized US$15,563,359.

Acker had estimated the 1,963-lot cellar, believed to be from a West Coast collector, at US$12,513,220 to US$16,766,270.

At Acker, a case of 1945 Mouton Rothschild fetched US$133,3330. Twelve bottles of A Rousseau’s 1962 Chambertin fetched US$108,900. A case of 1961 Lafleur made US$90,750.

An Aulden Cellars/Sotheby’s auction that featured magnums and some superlots made US$3,817,428 on 29 October. An Asian buyer forked out US$262,900 for a case of 1990 Romanée-Conti, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. Another Asian buyer paid US$143,400 for a case of 1989 Romanée-Conti.

In Chicago, Hart Davis Hart grossed US$4,557,300 on 26-27 October. The red-hot house found buyers for all 1,646 lots, the third time in four auctions that it sold 100% of its catalogue.

At Hart, an imperial of 1982 Pétrus fetched US$53,775. An imperial of 1982 Lafite Rothschild brought US$26,290. Two bottles of 1945 Trotanoy reached US$7,767.

And in Los Angeles, NYWines/Christie’s sold all 306 lots for US$3,613,620 on 25 October. In back-to-back purchases, US$252,000 was paid for each of two cases of 1990 Romanée-Conti, DRC.

Written by Howard G Goldberg in New York

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Howard G Goldberg
Howard G Goldberg
Decanter Magazine, Food & Wine Writer

Howard G Goldberg is a wine writer and critic based in New York City. He made his name writing about wine for The New York Times, where he worked for 34 years. He has written various books on food and wine, including Prime: The Complete Prime Rib Book and All About Wine Cellars. He compiled The New York Times Book of Wine – a collection of the publication’s best wine articles.