Dr. Theodore S. Gisel Seuss - The Cat In A Hat!

Dr. Theodore S. Gisel Seuss

The Cat In A Hat!

Found at Christies, London
Christie's Interiors, Lot 718
29. Jun - 29. Jun 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Dr. Theodore S. Gisel Seuss (American, 1904-1991)
The cat in a hat!
signed and inscribed 'Best Wishes!/Dr.Seuss/the cat in a hat!' (upper centre), further signed and inscribed 'Dr. Seuss/Thanks!' (centre right) and further signed 'Dr. Seuss' (lower left)
felt-tip, unframed
14 x 7 5/8 in. (35.6 x 19.4 cm.)

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work The Cat In A Hat! by Dr. Seuss was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2011. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 1,200.00 – 1,800.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 1,250.00 (€ 1,382.89) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Dr. Seuss - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Horton the elephant, which sold at auction in December 2008 for GBP 4,375.00 (€ 4,595.02).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit The Cat In A Hat! von Dr. Seuss kam im Juni 2011 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 1.200,00 – 1.800,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 1.250,00 (€ 1.382,89) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Dr. Seuss mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Horton the elephant beobachtet, die im Dezember 2008 für GBP 4.375,00 (€ 4.595,02) versteigert wurde.

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