Christie's Dog Sale

While Christie's in London persuaded the Silly Money Brigade to lash out a staggering £237m during a week of post-war art sales, Christie's New York collared a mere $2m on its inaugural Dog Sale. (No jokes about New York going to the dogs, please.) The prices for some classy works of art seem very low in comparison with the recent London auctions. From left to right:
John Singer Sargent - Pointy, a portrait of Louise Burckhardt's dog, (1885) fetched $432,000;
Thomas Blinks - Waiting for the Guns (1894) set a modest record of $564,000 for this artist;
Jean-Léon Gérôme - Etude de Chien de Terra-Nuova (1852) sold for a mere $204,000.