Andrew Lloyd Webber's Wine Cellar Auction Raises Over £500,000 for Music Education
The auction titled 'Final Treasures from the Wine Cellar of Andrew Lloyd Webber' raised £517,910 for The Music in Secondary Schools Trust (MiSST), successfully selling all lots. Bidders from 28 nations participated, with 59% from EMEA, 23% from APAC, and 18% from the Americas. The collection exceeded its pre-sale estimate by 134%. Proceeds will support MiSST's Music in Schools Programme, which has provided free instruments, weekly lessons, and a classical music curriculum to nearly 30,000 students so far. This outcome will enable an additional 4,000 students to enroll in the programme.
Key facts
- Auction raised £517,910 for MiSST
- 100% of lots sold
- Bidders from 28 countries
- EMEA clients accounted for 59% of bidding
- APAC clients accounted for 23%
- Americas clients accounted for 18%
- Collection sold for 134% of estimate
- Proceeds support Music in Schools Programme benefiting nearly 30,000 students
Entities
Artists
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
Institutions
- The Music in Secondary Schools Trust (MiSST)