Edoardo Villa
Two standing figures
Found at
Bonhams,
London (Online Auction)
Modern & Contemporary African Art Online Sale, Lot 125
15. Apr - 29. Apr 2021
Modern & Contemporary African Art Online Sale, Lot 125
15. Apr - 29. Apr 2021
Estimate: 800 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.785 GBP
Price realised: 1.785 GBP
Description
Edoardo Villa (South African, 1915-2011)
Two standing figures
one stamped 'VILLA' (to the foot); the other stamped 'E.VILLA. 1976. 2/6' (to the foot)
bronze
34 x 5cm x 3.5cm (13 3/8 x 1 15/16 x 1 3/8in); 30.5 x 14.5 x 8cm (12 x 5 11/16 x 3 1/8in).
(2)
Purchased directly from the artist in Johannesburg in 1976. | A private collection, London.
Two standing figures
one stamped 'VILLA' (to the foot); the other stamped 'E.VILLA. 1976. 2/6' (to the foot)
bronze
34 x 5cm x 3.5cm (13 3/8 x 1 15/16 x 1 3/8in); 30.5 x 14.5 x 8cm (12 x 5 11/16 x 3 1/8in).
(2)
Purchased directly from the artist in Johannesburg in 1976. | A private collection, London.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 79 %.
This artwork by Edoardo Villa achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in London in April 2021. In the Modern & Contemporary African Art Online Sale auction, the work Two standing figures sold for GBP 1,785.00 (€ 2,053.27) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Edoardo Villa - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Abstract, which sold at auction in October 2019 for GBP 5,062.50 (€ 5,872.14).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 79 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Edoardo Villa erzielte im April 2021 bei Bonhams in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Contemporary African Art Online Sale wurde die Arbeit Two standing figures für GBP 1.785,00 (€ 2.053,27) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Edoardo Villa mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Abstract beobachtet, die im Oktober 2019 für GBP 5.062,50 (€ 5.872,14) versteigert wurde.
Edoardo Villa - Auction history
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