Russian interest in the sales was understandably muted.
"We are closely following developments in connection with the sanctions lists and will comply with all regulations," said the auction house.
Ursula Scheer
Editor in the Feuilleton.
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Five works at the London auctions were sold for more than 10 million pounds, around half of the contemporary works went to collectors from Asia, and thirty percent of the modern art offer.
Fifty percent of the bidders from 46 countries participated online, which solidifies the trend towards digital.
There were also disappointments: of the six works by Claude Monet that were offered, only four could be brokered.
A water lily picture created between 1914 and 197 grossed 23.2 million pounds.
Also among the top spots was David Hockney's "Garrowby Hill," which grossed 14 million.
In The New Now section, new artist records were set for Shara Hughes, Flora Yukhnovich, Hilary Pecis and Robert Nava.
Notable was the auction debut of Rachel Jones, whose work 'A Slow Teething' fetched £617,400, almost nine times its estimate.
Cecily Brown's "Faeriefeller" from 2018, on the other hand, did not spark a bidding war.
The image attracted particular attention because it was at the center of a legal battle in America between young Chinese art collector and founder of Beijing's X Museum, Michael Xufu Huang, and Monaco-based Argentinian collector Federico Castro.
Backed by a third-party guarantee, 'Faeriefeller' attracted only two bids and sold for £2.8m at premium, well below the £5.1m top price already achieved by Brown .