Rare Frank Lloyd Wright Lamp Sets New Auction Record During Bidding Battle at Sotheby's

And 36 is the extraordinary, the Frank Lloyd Wright, the double pedestal lamp commissioned for the Susan Lawrence Dana House in Springfield, Illinois, designed circa 1903, extraordinary object showing on the screens. And I'm studying the bidding here at $2,500,000. So $2,500,000, $2,600,000, at $2,600,000, $2,700,000, at $2,700,000, $2,800,000 for the Frank Lloyd Wright at $2,800,000, at $2,800,000. You wanna come in at $2,800,000, at $2,800,000, $2,850,000. Someone had to start at $2,850,000. Thank you very much, Jody, it's your bid at $2,850,000. Jody Pollack, of course, the head of our design division based in New York, $2,850,000 with you at the moment at $2,850,000, at $2,850,000 and selling, of course, at $2,850,000 for the lap, at $2,850,000. It's a selling bid. $2,900,000. At $2,900,000, let's try three. It's Courtney Kramers' bid this time at $2,900,000. Thank you, Courtney. It's on this side, $2,900,000. This side at $2,900,000. Give me three. $2,950,000 now. Back on the telephone with Jody Pollack at $2,950,000. Courtney, it's not yours, $2,950,000. $3,000,000, thank you so much, at $3,000,000. At $3,000,000. It's not yours. It's Courtney's bidder at $3,000,000 now. Look for one, please, from you at $3,000,000. On this side at $3,000,000, this wonderful lap. $3,050,000, thank you so much, at $3,050,000. $3,050,000 will be the next one. At $3,050,000. Here on my left-hand side, it's against you, Courtney. $3,200,000, thank you so much, at $3,200,000. Just had to get it started at $3,200,000. At $3,200,000. At $3,200,000, thank you, Courtney. Here it is, there it is, at $3,200,000. Jody, don't let this one pass you by, at $3,200,000. At $3,200,000. Here we're Courtney again, at $3,200,000 for the Frank Lloyd Webb, $3,500,000. Thank you very much indeed, at $3,500,000. Okay, we're getting started at $3,500,000. On my left-hand side at $3,500,000, this extraordinary object, $3,800,000. Thank you very much, at $3,800,000. Try four. At $3,800,000, behind me now at $3,800,000. $3,850,000, this bid. Courtney, what are we gonna say, $3,850,000. $4,000,000. At $4,000,000 now, Jody, against you this time, at $4,000,000. Not sure, let's have a go. $4,050,000. $4,050,000, thank you, Jody, at $4,050,000. Courtney, $4,200,000. $4,250,000, thank you. I'm gonna try $4,400,000 now, Courtney. At $4,250,000, this bid on this side, it's Jody Pollack. $4,300,000, thank you so much, at $4,300,000. At $4,300,000, Jody, not sure, it's at $4,300,000. Don't let it run away, at $4,300,000. The Frank Lloyd Wright, the wonderful lamp here, at $4,300,000. $4,350,000, thank you, Jody, at $4,350,000. And again, against you this time, Courtney. $4,500,000, $4,600,000, thank you very much indeed, at $4,600,000. Very refined collecting here, $4,600,000. $4,650,000, $5,000,000, thank you. Sorry, my mistake. I should have known, at $5,000,000 now. Thank you very much, Courtney, at $5,000,000. What would you like to bid now? At $5,000,000 on this side here, at $5,000,000. Would you like to say one? At $5,000,000. With Courtney still, at $5,000,000, I'm looking for the next bid, Jody, from you. Is it gonna be one? At $5,000,000, there on this side. $5,000,000 is bid, thank you so much. And again to you, Courtney, this time, at $5,000,000. The bidding matter, at $5,100,000. $5,150,000. $5,150,000, Jody, let's say two. $5,000,000, two. Courtney, it's here, at $5,200,000. It's against you this time, it's not yours. $5,250,000. $5,250,000, there, it's back again on this side on the right. It's an extraordinary object, at $5,250,000. It's very determined at this point, at $5,250,000. It's an extraordinary object, it's a great design, 20th century American design here, $5,250,000. Let's see, $5,300,000 is bid, thank you very much indeed, Courtney. Can I get you to $5,400,000? $5,500,000, it's even better, thank you so much. $5,500,000. $5,550,000 is bid this time, $5,550,000. Courtney, it's not yours, at $5,550,000. There it is, it's still with Jody, head of our design department here, in the North America, so $5,550,000 against Courtney here, head of Contemporary Private Sales, at $5,550,000. It's the battle of the New York-based Sotheby's team here, at $5,550,000, you wanna say six? The hammer is gonna come up if we do not continue at this point, at $5,550,000, are we saying six? $5,600,000, $5,700,000, try eight please. $5,700,000 is over here, at $5,700,000, looking for eight please on this side, $5,700,000. $6,000,000, thank you, thank you so much. At $6,000,000, can you give me two? At $6,000,000 behind me here, it's Courtney's bidder still, at $6,000,000, Courtney Cranes, $6,000,001, thank you, $6,100,000. Unless anybody else wants to come in at $6,000,001? What about you madam, $6,100,000? Here at $6,100,000. On this side, for the second time, it's at $6,100,000, still over here with Jodie. That looks pretty terminal, $6,100,000. And the hammer is coming down, but Courtney, thank you so much for your bids. Fair warning, and selling, it's yours Jodie, $6,100,000. Thank you very much indeed, Paddle 724, congratulations to the wonderful Frank Lloyd Wright lamp, extraordinary object.