Basil Rákóczi
St Elizabeth of Hungary
Found at
Christies,
London
Irish Sale Part II, Lot 236
12. May - 12. May 2006
Irish Sale Part II, Lot 236
12. May - 12. May 2006
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Basil Rákóczi (1908-1979)
St Elizabeth of Hungary
signed 'Rákóczi' (lower right), signed again, inscribed and dated 'St Elizabeth of Hungary/Rákóczi 63' (on the reverse)
pencil and gouache
23½ x 17¾ in. (59.8 x 45.1 cm.)
St Elizabeth of Hungary
signed 'Rákóczi' (lower right), signed again, inscribed and dated 'St Elizabeth of Hungary/Rákóczi 63' (on the reverse)
pencil and gouache
23½ x 17¾ in. (59.8 x 45.1 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 40 %.
In May 2006 Christies in London held the auction Irish Sale Part II, which included the work St Elizabeth of Hungary by Basil Rakoczi. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,680.00 (€ 2,452.25), 40% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Basil Rakoczi - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Fille Á L'Oiseau Exotique, which sold at auction in October 2003 for GBP 6,462.50 (€ 9,439.07).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 40 % übertroffen
Im Mai 2006 führte Christies in London die Auktion Irish Sale Part II durch, in der auch die Arbeit St Elizabeth of Hungary von Basil Rakoczi zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.680,00 (€ 2.452,25) und damit 40% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Basil Rakoczi mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Fille Á L'Oiseau Exotique beobachtet, die im Oktober 2003 für GBP 6.462,50 (€ 9.439,07) versteigert wurde.
Basil Rakoczi - Auction history
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