Bernard Leach
Vase With 'Leaping Fish' Design
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Evening Auction, Lot 1
16. Nov - 16. Nov 2016
Evening Auction, Lot 1
16. Nov - 16. Nov 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Bernard Leach
1887 - 1979
VASE WITH 'LEAPING FISH' DESIGN
impressed with Artist's and Leach Pottery seals
stoneware with a brushed tenmoku glaze
height: 33.5cm.; 13¼in.
Executed in the late-1960s.
Sale, Bonham's London, 10th November 1993, lot 21, where acquired by David Bowie
1887 - 1979
VASE WITH 'LEAPING FISH' DESIGN
impressed with Artist's and Leach Pottery seals
stoneware with a brushed tenmoku glaze
height: 33.5cm.; 13¼in.
Executed in the late-1960s.
Sale, Bonham's London, 10th November 1993, lot 21, where acquired by David Bowie
A top price for Bernard Leach
The work Vase With 'Leaping Fish' Design by Bernard Leach was worth GBP 32,500.00 (€ 38,346.80) to a buyer in November 2016. This price was achieved in the auction Evening Auction at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 7,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Vase With 'Leaping Fish' Design the most expensive artwork by Bernard Leach that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Bernard Leach
Die Arbeit Vase With 'Leaping Fish' Design von Bernard Leach war einem Käufer im November 2016 GBP 32.500,00 (€ 38.346,80) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Evening Auction bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 7.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Vase With 'Leaping Fish' Design zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Bernard Leach, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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