John Dempsey
If he wants to play this 69 you mentioned, my dear, play it. What's the harm in a little game?
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 USD
Price realised: 837 USD
Price realised: 837 USD
Description
John Dempsey (20th Century)
If he wants to play this 69 you mentioned, my dear, play it. What's the harm in a little game?
signed 'John Dempsey' (lower right), Playboy stamps on recto, matted
watercolor on paper laid down on illustration board
16 5/8 x 13 7/8 in. (42.2 x 35.3 cm.)
RUN DATE: October 1971
If he wants to play this 69 you mentioned, my dear, play it. What's the harm in a little game?
signed 'John Dempsey' (lower right), Playboy stamps on recto, matted
watercolor on paper laid down on illustration board
16 5/8 x 13 7/8 in. (42.2 x 35.3 cm.)
RUN DATE: October 1971
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by John Dempsey could be acquired at Christies in New York in December 2003 for an unexpectedly low price. In the PLAYBOY AT 50 auction, the work If he wants to play this 69 you mentioned, my dear, play it. What's the harm in a little game? changed hands for USD 836.50 (€ 664.05) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of USD 1,500.00 – 2,500.00. Admittedly, works by John Dempsey have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work You certainly look different without your dictation pad, Miss Bloom in December 2003 with an auction result of USD 4,182.50 (€ 3,320.23).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Dempsey konnte im Dezember 2003 bei Christies in New York für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion PLAYBOY AT 50 wechselte die Arbeit If he wants to play this 69 you mentioned, my dear, play it. What's the harm in a little game? für USD 836,50 (€ 664,05) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 1.500,00 – 2.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Dempsey auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit You certainly look different without your dictation pad, Miss Bloom im Dezember 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 4.182,50 (€ 3.320,23).
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