An auction for surviving families of the Grenfell Tower fire has raised £1.9 million (Dh9,2 million) at Sotheby’s in London. The total achieved for the sale of the 31 lots on Monday night – donated by some of the world’s biggest contemporary artists including Tracey Emin, Anthony Gormley and Wolfgang Tillmans – was double the pre-auction estimate of £700,000-£1,000,000. 100 per cent of lots were sold. Sotheby’s said the proceeds will be distributed to Grenfell survivors before Christmas by the Rugby Portobello Trust, a charity which has been closely supporting the Grenfell residents since the fire in June. _______________ <strong>Read more:</strong> _______________ The fire killed about 80 people at a London social housing block in June. Home to a close-knit, multi-ethnic community, the 24-storey tower in a deprived housing estate was reduced to a charred ruin by the inferno that engulfed it in the middle of the night. Many survivors have yet to be rehoused and are still living in hotels. As <em>The National</em> predicted on Monday, <em>Freischwimmer 193 </em>by Wolfgang Tillmans ended up fetching more than double its pre-auction estimate, selling for just shy of £393,000. The other highest prices were set by Antony Gormley's <em>Small Charge</em> (£344,750) and Yinka Shonibare MBE's <em>Bad School Boy</em> (£200,000). “Art for Grenfell” was organised by film producer Hamish McAlpine and art consultant Katie Heller, who worked with the artists to secure works for the sale. A number of artists also created works especially for the sale. Tacita Dean's <em>Lay The Dust With Tears</em> realised £22,500, compared to an estimate of between £10,000 - £15,000, while Idris Khan's <em>I Remember</em> made £43,750 (estimated £10,000-15,000).