Stunned gasps fill Sotheby’s auction room after greedy experts made terrible mistake with ‘$70m’ sculpture

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By LAURA PARNABY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
Published: 11:31 EDT, 15 May 2025 | Updated: 12:14 EDT, 15 May 2025
Sotheby’s famed auction room was filled with gasps followed by shocked silence after an iconic statue priced far too ambitiously failed to sell at auction.
Billionaires descended on the New York City event on Tuesday in the hope of snagging a masterpiece created by the likes of Picasso, Monet or Matisse.
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