Frederick Edward McWilliam
Turning over Figure
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 19.200 GBP
Price realised: 19.200 GBP
Description
Frederick Edward McWilliam (1909-1992)
Turning over Figure
signed with initials and numbered 'McW 1/5' (on the underside)
bronze with a brown and pale green patina
17 in. (43.2 cm.) long
Conceived in 1962.
Turning over Figure
signed with initials and numbered 'McW 1/5' (on the underside)
bronze with a brown and pale green patina
17 in. (43.2 cm.) long
Conceived in 1962.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 28 %.
The work Turning over Figure by Frederick Edward McWilliam was sold in the The Irish Sale auction at Christies in London in May 2007. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 19,200.00 (€ 28,254.10), 28% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Frederick Edward McWilliam have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Woodhenge in June 2018 with an auction result of GBP 224,750.00 (€ 254,005.80).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 28 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Turning over Figure von Frederick Edward McWilliam wurde im Mai 2007 in der Auktion The Irish Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 19.200,00 (€ 28.254,10) und damit 28% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Frederick Edward McWilliam auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Woodhenge im Juni 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 224.750,00 (€ 254.005,80).
Frederick Edward McWilliam - Auction history
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