Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (British, 1836-1912), The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra: 41 BC. Sold for $29,202,500–nearly six times the pre-sale high estimate of $5 million. Photo: Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.- A masterpiece by Victorian artist Sir Lawrence...

The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra, 41 B.C. (detail) will lead Sotheby's sale of 19th Century European Art in New York on May 5. Photo: Sotheby's. NEW YORK, N.Y.- Following the record-shattering price of $35,922,500 achieved at Sotheby’s New York in...