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THE RECORD-BREAKING LEGENDARY COLLECTION OF ROBERT CAINE
Zachys once again proved itself as the premier auction house for single owner collections on Friday, February 12, as The Legendary Collection of Robert Caine broke auction records for Coche-Dury and achieved monumental results. This extraordinary session was the second day of Zachys’ La Paulée Auction in conjunction with Daniel Johnnes’ La Paulée de New York, and Burgundy lovers from across the country and around the globe converged on New York City for the single greatest collection of Burgundy ever to come to auction. The Legendary Collection of Robert Caine was 100% sold and surpassed pre-sale estimates of $1,798,100-2,754,450 for a total of $3,486,434; combined with Thursday, February 10th’s session the two day auction totaled $6,208,752 (versus estimates of $3,489,750-5,343,550).
Coche-Dury was the name on everyone’s lips on Friday morning, and in total the 109 lots offered sold for an astounding $917,785, well above the pre-sale estimates of $408,550-622,350. Record prices were achieved for Corton Charlemagne 1996, Corton Charlemagne 2000, Meursault Perrieres 1982 and Volnay Premier Cru 1999, among many others (see below). Highlights from the Coche-Dury collection included:
• Lot 1087, 6 bottles Corton Charlemagne Coche-Dury 1992
SOLD $16,940, estimate $8,500-13,000
• Lots 1101-1103, 12 bottles Corton Charlemagne Coche-Dury 2000
SOLD $30,250, estimate $14,000-22,000
• Lot 1145, 12 bottles Meursault Perrieres Coche-Dury 1982
SOLD $43,560, estimate $12,000-18,000
• Lot 1146, 10 bottles Meursault Perrieres Coche-Dury 1983
SOLD $22,990, estimate $10,000-14,000