Nor is it a list of the 10 most expensive works of art ever sold, period.

Prices were consistently high, especially for the rarest, most expensive works.

Desserts are works of art, expensive ($6.75 to $8.50) and unusual.

But as has been true recently, the most expensive works were sold to unidentified telephone bidders.

Remember that while big auction houses deal in masterpieces, they also sell much less expensive works.

It was one of the most expensive works of art lost during the September 11 attacks.

The two most expensive works in the sale happened to be pretty, Impressionist paintings.

The sale also includes many less expensive works, beginning at $10,000.

All grotesquely expensive works are material evidence of human failure.

Throughout the evening, prices tended to stay within the estimates for the more expensive works.