05.16.2018

Rockefeller Treasures Set New World Record For Single-Owner Auction

Peggy and David Rockefeller’s artworks and treasures set a new world record topping $800 million as the priciest ever single-owner collection.  Peggy Rockefeller died in 1996, and David in 2017, as the last surviving grandson of the oil baron John D. Rockefeller.  The couple’s son, David Rockefeller Jr., said auction proceeds would go to charity.

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