Hans Coper
Cycladic arrow form
Found at
Phillips,
London Auction
Shape & Space: A New Ceramic Presence, Lot 72
5. Oct - 5. Oct 2018
Shape & Space: A New Ceramic Presence, Lot 72
5. Oct - 5. Oct 2018
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 GBP
Price realised: 156.250 GBP
Price realised: 156.250 GBP
Description
impressed with artist's seal
stoneware, layered white porcelain slips and engobes over a body with textured and incised linear designs, the base with a black glaze over a textured body
height 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.)
Executed circa 1970.
stoneware, layered white porcelain slips and engobes over a body with textured and incised linear designs, the base with a black glaze over a textured body
height 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.)
Executed circa 1970.
A top price for Hans Coper
The work Cycladic arrow form by Hans Coper was sold in the Shape & Space: A New Ceramic Presence auction at Phillips in London in October 2018. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 156,250.00 (€ 176,201.80), 30% above the upper estimate. With this result, Cycladic arrow form is even the most expensive work of art by Hans Coper that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Hans Coper
Die Arbeit Cycladic arrow form von Hans Coper wurde im Oktober 2018 in der Auktion Shape & Space: A New Ceramic Presence bei Phillips in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 156.250,00 (€ 176.201,80) und damit 30% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Cycladic arrow form sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Hans Coper, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.