Bruno Zach

A cold-painted and patinated bronze figural group

Found at Bonhams, London
The Gentleman's Library Sale, Lot 156
23. Feb - 24. Feb 2021
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.530 GBP
Bruno Zach (Austrian, 1891-1934): A cold-painted and patinated bronze figural group
circa 1925
modelled as a vocal slave trader standing on a carpet and pulling back a drape to reveal the young nude female by his side, bearing engraved signature B.Zach to the underside, 22cm high

Upper estimate price exceeded by 53 %.

In February 2021 Bonhams in London held the auction The Gentleman's Library Sale, which included the work A cold-painted and patinated bronze figural group by Bruno Zach. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,530.00 (€ 1,764.57), 53% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Bruno Zach have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Vendeur De Tapis Sur Son Chameauan Austrian Polychrome Bronze Group Of A Tapestry Merchant in October 2007 with an auction result of EUR 7,450.00.

Oberer Schätzpreis um 53 % übertroffen

Im Februar 2021 führte Bonhams in London die Auktion The Gentleman's Library Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit A cold-painted and patinated bronze figural group von Bruno Zach zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.530,00 (€ 1.764,57) und damit 53% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Bruno Zach auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Vendeur De Tapis Sur Son Chameauan Austrian Polychrome Bronze Group Of A Tapestry Merchant im Oktober 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 7.450,00.

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