Andy Warhol
Coca-Cola Bottle
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 3.750 USD
Price realised: 3.750 USD
Description
signed three times 'Andy Warhol' (on the label)
ballpoint pen on found glass bottle
5 ½ x 2 x 2 in. (14 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm.)
Executed in 1985.
The present lot, a small glass Coke bottle emblazoned with Andy Warhol’s signature, was gifted to the collector Marcia May. To celebrate Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 25th birthday, Mrs. May hosted an intimate lunch at the legendary Mortimer’s restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. In attendance was the artist Malcolm Morley, who during the lunch made a drawing on his Mortimer’s placemat. Seeing it—and wanting it—Warhol decided to make a drawing on his own placemat and negotiated a
Gift of the artist to the present owner
ballpoint pen on found glass bottle
5 ½ x 2 x 2 in. (14 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm.)
Executed in 1985.
The present lot, a small glass Coke bottle emblazoned with Andy Warhol’s signature, was gifted to the collector Marcia May. To celebrate Jean-Michel Basquiat’s 25th birthday, Mrs. May hosted an intimate lunch at the legendary Mortimer’s restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. In attendance was the artist Malcolm Morley, who during the lunch made a drawing on his Mortimer’s placemat. Seeing it—and wanting it—Warhol decided to make a drawing on his own placemat and negotiated a
Gift of the artist to the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
In October 2017 Christies in New York held the auction MANHATTA, which included the work Coca-Cola Bottle by Andy Warhol. The price achieved of USD 3,750.00 (€ 3,219.44) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Andy Warhol achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Shot Sage Blue Marilyn in May last year with an auction result of USD 195,040,000.00 (€ 181,753,797.41).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Oktober 2017 führte Christies in New York die Auktion MANHATTA durch, in der auch die Arbeit Coca-Cola Bottle von Andy Warhol zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 3.750,00 (€ 3.219,44) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Andy Warhol erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Shot Sage Blue Marilyn im Mai letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 195.040.000,00 (€ 181.753.797,41).
Andy Warhol - Auction history
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