Benjamin Edwards

Construction of the Emporium

Found at Phillips, London
Saturday@Phillips, Lot 370
14. Mar - 14. Mar 2009
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.375 GBP
2002
Acrylic on canvas.
40.6 x 61 cm. (16 x 24 in.)
Signed, titled and dated on verso.
Artemis Greenberg Van Doren, New York

Upper estimate price exceeded by 46 %.

The work Construction of the Emporium by Benjamin Edwards was sold in the Saturday@Phillips auction at Phillips in London in March 2009. It achieved a price of GBP 4,375.00 (€ 4,717.78), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 46%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Benjamin Edwards - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Softstream Meadows, which sold at auction in May 2008 for USD 25,000.00 (€ 16,066.84).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 46 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Construction of the Emporium von Benjamin Edwards wurde im März 2009 in der Auktion Saturday@Phillips bei Phillips in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 4.375,00 (€ 4.717,78) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 46%. Für andere Arbeiten von Benjamin Edwards mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Softstream Meadows beobachtet, die im Mai 2008 für USD 25.000,00 (€ 16.066,84) versteigert wurde.

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