Both lawyers said they turned down other prominent clients to focus their attention solely on the Warhol estate.
In appraising the Warhol estate, Christie's did apply a blockage discount.
Mr. Hughes is the executor of the Warhol estate.
Another strike against the sales may be the much-publicized lawsuit filed by Edward Hayes, the lawyer for the Warhol estate.
In the matter of the Warhol estate, he was hired by the artist's foundation for a fee proportional to the value of the estate.
The sale of myriad items from the Warhol estate in 1988, including 138 cookie jars, showed him also to be a compulsive collector.
It arrived at a figure of $220 million for the Warhol estate.
His Venini hanging lamps, white with an orange swirl, from the Warhol estate, have come down in price a bit (to $1,200 each).
Not surprisingly, when word spread that Mr. Hayes was in charge of the Warhol estate several fancy law firms tried to muscle him out.
The question about appearances is just the latest issue involving the $390.9 million Warhol estate.