Ai Weiwei
Fairytale
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Description
Ai Weiwei
B.1957
FAIRYTALE
titled in Chinese on the underside
two Qing dynasty wood chairs
i. 41 3/4 by 22 1/4 by 17 1/2 in. 106 by 56.5 by 44.5 cm.
ii. 36 3/4 by 19 by 15 in. 93.3 by 48.3 by 38.1 cm.
Private Collection, Lisbon | Acquired by the present owner from the above
B.1957
FAIRYTALE
titled in Chinese on the underside
two Qing dynasty wood chairs
i. 41 3/4 by 22 1/4 by 17 1/2 in. 106 by 56.5 by 44.5 cm.
ii. 36 3/4 by 19 by 15 in. 93.3 by 48.3 by 38.1 cm.
Private Collection, Lisbon | Acquired by the present owner from the above
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May 2013 Sothebys in New York held the auction Contemporary Art Day Auction, which included the work Fairytale by Ai Weiwei. It changed hands for a price of USD 37,500.00 (€ 28,872.81) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 30,000.00 – 40,000.00. 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
Im Mai 2013 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction durch, in der auch die Arbeit Fairytale von Ai Weiwei zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 37.500,00 (€ 28.872,81) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 30.000,00 – 40.000,00. 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).
Ai Weiwei - Auction history
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