Bernard Leach
'Leaping Deer' Tile
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Day Auction, Lot 132
11. Nov - 11. Nov 2016
Day Auction, Lot 132
11. Nov - 11. Nov 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Bernard Leach
1887 - 1979
'LEAPING DEER' TILE
signed with monogram and Leach Pottery monogram; impressed with Leach Pottery seals to the reverse
stoneware with brushed design
10 by 10cm.; 4 by 4in.
Executed in the late-1930s.
Wills Lane Gallery, St Ives | Acquired by David Bowie in 1996
1887 - 1979
'LEAPING DEER' TILE
signed with monogram and Leach Pottery monogram; impressed with Leach Pottery seals to the reverse
stoneware with brushed design
10 by 10cm.; 4 by 4in.
Executed in the late-1930s.
Wills Lane Gallery, St Ives | Acquired by David Bowie in 1996
Artwork auctioned at ten times the upper estimate price
When the work 'Leaping Deer' Tile by Bernard Leach was auctioned at Sothebys in London in November 2016, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,200.00 but the actual price achieved was more than ten times as high at GBP 13,125.00 (€ 15,486.21). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Bernard Leach - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Vase With 'Leaping Fish' Design, which sold at auction in November 2016 for GBP 32,500.00 (€ 38,346.80).
Kunstwerk zum Zehnfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit 'Leaping Deer' Tile von Bernard Leach im November 2016 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.200,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 13.125,00 (€ 15.486,21) mehr als zehnmal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Bernard Leach mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Vase With 'Leaping Fish' Design beobachtet, die im November 2016 für GBP 32.500,00 (€ 38.346,80) versteigert wurde.
Bernard Leach - Auction history
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