Ai Weiwei
Fairytale - 1001 Chairs
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.625 GBP
Price realised: 5.625 GBP
Description
AI WEIWEI
b. 1957
FAIRYTALE - 1001 CHAIRS
numbered L/R - 145 on a label; titled in Chinese characters on the underside
Qing dynasty wooden chair
120 by 56.5 by 53 cm. 47¼ by 22¼ by 20⅞ in.
Executed in 2007.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Galerie Urs Meile.
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Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne | Acquired from the above by the present owner
b. 1957
FAIRYTALE - 1001 CHAIRS
numbered L/R - 145 on a label; titled in Chinese characters on the underside
Qing dynasty wooden chair
120 by 56.5 by 53 cm. 47¼ by 22¼ by 20⅞ in.
Executed in 2007.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Galerie Urs Meile.
To view shipping calculator, please click here
Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Fairytale - 1001 Chairs by Ai Weiwei was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2019. The price achieved of GBP 5,625.00 (€ 6,648.09) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 5,000.00 – 7,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Ai Weiwei achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads in June 2015 with an auction result of GBP 3,442,500.00 (€ 4,853,881.79).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Fairytale - 1001 Chairs von Ai Weiwei kam im Dezember 2019 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 5.625,00 (€ 6.648,09) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Ai Weiwei erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads im Juni 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 3.442.500,00 (€ 4.853.881,79).