John Melville Kelly

Kaonohi

Found at Christies, New York
THE DORIS DUKE COLLECTION, Lot 1068
3. Jun - 5. Jun 2004
Estimate: 300 - 500 USD
Price realised: 2.032 USD
JOHN MELVILLE KELLY (1879-1962)
Kaonohi
aquatint, circa 1920, on wove paper, with margins, minor surface soiling, otherwise in apparently good condition,in a cream colored mat and faux silvered and black frame, not examined out of the frame
P. 8½ x 10½ in. (216 x 267 mm.)
overall 15½ x 17 in. (393 x 432 mm.)

Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price

The work Kaonohi by John Melville Kelly was worth USD 2,031.50 (€ 1,668.04) to a buyer in June 2004. This price was achieved in the auction THE DORIS DUKE COLLECTION at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 500.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Melville Kelly - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Kaonohi, c. 1920, which sold at auction in August this year for USD 5,760.00 (€ 5,314.14).

Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Die Arbeit Kaonohi von John Melville Kelly war einem Käufer im Juni 2004 USD 2.031,50 (€ 1.668,04) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion THE DORIS DUKE COLLECTION bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 500,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von John Melville Kelly mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Kaonohi, c. 1920 beobachtet, die im August diesen Jahres für USD 5.760,00 (€ 5.314,14) versteigert wurde.

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