• The sale was the first ever auction dedicated to the new work of a single artist.
• This was most lucrative sale ever dedicated to a single artist, breaking the sale of 88 Pablo Picasso works from the Stanley J. Seeger collection at Sotheby’s New York in 1993 which realised $32m (£21m).
• The sale’s exhibition was the largest exhibition of works by Damien Hirst ever staged.
• The exhibition was held over 11 days and took up all 13 gallery rooms at Sotheby’s. It was viewed by 21,000 people. This was the longest-ever pre-sale viewing for an auction and nine times the average attendance for a contemporary art viewing at Sotheby’s.
• The sale sold a record number of catalogues at £50 each.
• The average lot value was £1.3m including premium. This was the third highest for a sale of contemporary art at Sotheby’s London.
• The average lot value at the day sales was £250,193 – the highest at Sotheby’s London for contemporary day sale. There were 750 registered bidders.
• Five lots sold to benefit charity, raising over £3m.
