Tobacco firm’s collection sets Netherlands high

SOTHEBY’S staged the most lucrative art sale ever in the Netherlands on March 8 when they offered a 161-lot selection of contemporary art from the corporate collection of British American Tobacco.

In their first auction in Amsterdam of 2010, Sotheby's saw 157 lots sell for a hammer total of 11.3m…

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