Auction recap · auction
Sotheby's Concludes Summer Sports Marquee Auction
Wilt Chamberlain memorabilia highlights the offerings as year-to-date totals grow
July 20, 2026
The Auction Room · Results Board · House
Sotheby's
The house’s 2026 on one scale — every settled sale, verified against the lot records it came from.
Sotheby's · 2026 year to date · all figures USD, premium-inclusivePC Data Desk
$41.4M
2026 realized (USD)
9
Sales settled
1,081
Lots sold
95%
Avg sell-through
#5 of 7 tracked houses by 2026 realized USD
The tape · 2026 by monthPC Data Desk
$41.4M
Jul
By category · 2026 YTDPC Data Desk
Collectibles
$27.3M
Art
$7.7M
Sports
$2.9M
Memorabilia
$1.9M
Wine & spirits
$1.5M
Settled sales · 2026PC Data Desk
| Closed | Sale | Category | Realized (USD) | Sell-through |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21 | Summer Sports Marquee | Collectibles | $15.4M | 100% |
| Jul 17 | The CEO's Uniform | Jensen Huang's Tom Ford Leather Jacket | Collectibles | $960K | 100% |
| Jul 16 | The Beautiful Game | Collectibles | $6.6M | 100% |
| Jul 14 | Contemporary Discoveries | Art | $7.7M | 89% |
| Jul 10 | Materiality | Collectibles | $3.5M | 100% |
| Jul 10 | Landmark Domaine du Comte Liger‑Belair | The Private Collection of Liger‑Belair Family Members | Wine & spirits | $1.5M | 95% |
| Jul 9 | NBA Auctions Premier: 2026 Finals | Sports | $2.9M | 100% |
| Jul 9 | Books, Manuscripts & Music, from Medieval to Modern | Memorabilia | $1.9M | 75% |
| Jul 8 | KARL, Karl Lagerfeld’s Estate VI, Inspirations | Collectibles | $833.6K | 100% |
Figures are computed from crawled, coverage-verified lot records — premium-inclusive where the house reports it, converted to USD at the ECB reference rate for each sale’s own date — and are never written by a model.
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