John Melville

Chairs

Found at Christies, London
Outside In: The Dr. Jeffrey Sherwin Collection, Lot 39
21.Nov - 21.Nov.2019
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 17.500 GBP
signed and inscribed 'John Melville/Chairs' (on the reverse)
oil on board
18 x 13 ¾ in. (45.7 x 34.9 cm.)
Painted circa 1934.
with Austin Desmond Fine Art, London.

A top price for John Melville

This artwork by John Melville achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2019. In the Outside In: The Dr. Jeffrey Sherwin Collection auction, the work Chairs sold for GBP 17,500.00 (€ 20,549.28) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00. This high result makes Chairs the most expensive artwork by John Melville that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für John Melville

Dieses Kunstwerk von John Melville erzielte im November 2019 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Outside In: The Dr. Jeffrey Sherwin Collection wurde die Arbeit Chairs für GBP 17.500,00 (€ 20.549,28) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Chairs zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Melville, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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