The sale benefitting the Art Institute of Chicago more than doubled highest estimate. Total with premium was nearly $1.9 million, exceeding the cumulative high estimate of $772,450. Known as a “white glove sale,” rare in the auction world, every lot sold. On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, Toomey & Co. Auctioneers in Oak Park, Illinois, presented a single-owner sale, The Ira Simon Collection: Sold for the Benefit of the Art Institute of Chicago. Curated by Vice President & Senior .
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On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, Toomey & Co. Auctioneers will proudly present a single-owner sale, The Ira Simon Collection: Sold for the Benefit of the Art Institute of Chicago. .