# @sothebys on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DaOiM8FjSlc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67341043-sothebys-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/7042a8bab3.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-30T22:41:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sotheby's (@sothebys) — https://gondola.cc/sothebys

## Caption

Edgar Degas’s captivating sculpture of a French ballet dancer pirouetted to £25.1 million in the Masterpieces from The Lewis Collection Evening Auction at #SothebysLondon. Watch as auctioneer Oliver Barker directs this tense battle between two bidders.

When it was first exhibited at the Sixth Impressionist Exhibition in 1881, the wax model of Degas’ ‘Petite danseuse de quatorze ans' was met with both huge acclaim and instant notoriety. Today it represents the pinnacle of Degas’ achievements in this medium and has become an icon of Modern sculpture.

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