‘A singular miracle in art’: The Hamilton Laocoön generates extraordinary demand at Sotheby’s
A remarkable bronze cast of one of the most revered ancient sculptures, Laocoön and His Sons, drew fierce bidding at Sotheby’s on July 1 and led the latest round of ‘Classic art’ sales in London.
Offered with a £2m-3m estimate, it was pursued by four bidders who engaged in a protracted battle la…