Chesley Bonestell
"Halley'S Comet, China 240 Bc," 1960
Estimate: 7.500 - 8.500 USD
Price realised: 7.500 USD
Price realised: 7.500 USD
Description
Bonestell, Chesley
"HALLEY'S COMET, CHINA 240 BC," 1960
Oil on artist's board, 16 by 15 inches (sight), signed "Chesley Bonestell" lower left in ink. Extended approximately 1 inch along the bottom edge with a joined piece of artist's board, small crease to upper left corner. Multiple labels and extensive captioning to frame's verso, including Chesley Bonestell's address label, with the autograph notations: "Halley’s Comet, first recorded by both the Romans, and the Chinese in 240 BC" and "Painted f
Ex Collection of Frederick C. Durant, III
"HALLEY'S COMET, CHINA 240 BC," 1960
Oil on artist's board, 16 by 15 inches (sight), signed "Chesley Bonestell" lower left in ink. Extended approximately 1 inch along the bottom edge with a joined piece of artist's board, small crease to upper left corner. Multiple labels and extensive captioning to frame's verso, including Chesley Bonestell's address label, with the autograph notations: "Halley’s Comet, first recorded by both the Romans, and the Chinese in 240 BC" and "Painted f
Ex Collection of Frederick C. Durant, III
Sold at the lower estimate price
The work "Halley'S Comet, China 240 Bc," 1960 by Chesley Bonestell was sold in the Space Exploration auction at Sothebys in New York in November 2018. The result of USD 7,500.00 (€ 6,623.69) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of USD 7,500.00 – 8,500.00. Other works by Chesley Bonestell have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in August 2019 the work A Panoramic View Of The San Francisco Bay And Treasure Island was auctioned for USD 13,825.00 (€ 12,580.76).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit "Halley'S Comet, China 240 Bc," 1960 von Chesley Bonestell wurde im November 2018 in der Auktion Space Exploration bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 7.500,00 (€ 6.623,69) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 7.500,00 – 8.500,00. Andere Arbeiten von Chesley Bonestell konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im August 2019 die Arbeit A Panoramic View Of The San Francisco Bay And Treasure Island für USD 13.825,00 (€ 12.580,76) versteigert.
Chesley Bonestell - Auction history
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