kolkata christies sale of the piet and ida sanders collection realised a total of 588513877265985048271 and was sold 98 by lot and 99 by value the top lot of the sale was concetto spaziale by lucio fontana which sold for 126150016562231082115 jetske homan van der heide senior specialist of the piet and ida sanders collection commented in an email statement the sale of the piet and ida sanders collection achieved tremendous results selling 98 by lot and 99 by value which brought a total of 5885138 million the top lot of the sale was concetto spaziale executed in 1954 by lucio fontana which fetched 1261500 further highlights were the sculptures by marino marini that could be found on the kitchen shelf at home with the sanders family and 204 quadrangles by jan schoonhoven realising 397500 and karel appel personage terreur far exceeded its preestimate of 80000120000 realising 385500 the sale demonstrates the continuing strength and strong position of christies amsterdam in the international art market