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James Tower - Large Bowl

James Tower

Large Bowl

Found at Christies, London
Modern British Art, Lot 147
29.Sep - 29.Sep.2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
signed and dated 'Tower/58' (underneath)
earthenware with a black and white glaze
13 ¾ in. (35 cm.) diameter
Executed in 1958.
Mary and Peter Wakefield, and by descent.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 75 %.

This artwork by James Tower achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in September 2020. In the Modern British Art auction, the work Large Bowl sold for GBP 3,500.00 (€ 3,859.32) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,000.00. Admittedly, works by James Tower have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Ribbed Chest Form in September 2018 with an auction result of GBP 23,750.00 (€ 26,674.30).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 75 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von James Tower erzielte im September 2020 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern British Art wurde die Arbeit Large Bowl für GBP 3.500,00 (€ 3.859,32) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von James Tower auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Ribbed Chest Form im September 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 23.750,00 (€ 26.674,30).

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