Christie's First Open Auction Could Realize $5.3m

Andy Warhol Burning Heart (1981) is the highest-value lot announced by Christie's Online in its 'First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art' auction on December 2-16.

• Pre-sale low estimates total $5.35m.

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• 311 works are for sale.
• Estimates total: $5.35m (low) and $7.86m (high), excluding premiums.
• 0 lots have undisclosed estimates.

The highest-value lot announced is: Andy Warhol, Burning Heart (1981), which is estimated to sell for between $120,000 and $180,000. It has been traded 3 times in the past.

Guaranteed lots

45 works are backed by guarantees, including: Frank Stella, The Sphynx 1X (1988). It is estimated to sell for between $60,000 and $80,000. It has been traded once in the past.

Withdrawn lots

Works are sometimes withdrawn from a sale, which will affect pre-sale estimates.

Terms and definitions

Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.

All figures are accurate at time of publication.