Kaare Klint
‘Faaborg’ armchair, designed for the Faaborg Museum, Denmark
Found at
Phillips,
Hong Kong Auction
20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale, Lot 158
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2020
20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale, Lot 158
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2020
Estimate: 10.000 - 20.000 HKD
Price realised: 36.250 HKD
Price realised: 36.250 HKD
Description
designed 1914, executed after 1984
mahogany, cane, leather
73.8 x 69.5 x 53 cm. (29 x 27 3/8 x 20 7/8 in.)
Executed by cabinetmakers Rud. Rasmussen A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside with manufacturer's paper label printed RUD. RASMUSSENS/SNEDKERIER/KØBENHAVN N/DANMARK/42160. Designed 1914, executed after 1984.
Klassik, Copenhagen | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2014
mahogany, cane, leather
73.8 x 69.5 x 53 cm. (29 x 27 3/8 x 20 7/8 in.)
Executed by cabinetmakers Rud. Rasmussen A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark. Underside with manufacturer's paper label printed RUD. RASMUSSENS/SNEDKERIER/KØBENHAVN N/DANMARK/42160. Designed 1914, executed after 1984.
Klassik, Copenhagen | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2014
Upper estimate price exceeded by 81 %.
This artwork by Kaare Klint achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in Hong Kong in July 2020. In the 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale auction, the work ‘Faaborg’ armchair, designed for the Faaborg Museum, Denmark sold for HKD 36,250.00 (€ 3,971.67) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 20,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Kaare Klint; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot A Cuban mahogany sideboard, front with two sliding doors sold at auction in April this year with the realized price of DKK 50,000.00 (€ 6,707.43).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 81 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Kaare Klint erzielte im Juli 2020 bei Phillips in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale wurde die Arbeit ‘Faaborg’ armchair, designed for the Faaborg Museum, Denmark für HKD 36.250,00 (€ 3.971,67) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 20.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Kaare Klint; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit A Cuban mahogany sideboard, front with two sliding doors im April diesen Jahres mit dem Hammerpreis von DKK 50.000,00 (€ 6.707,43).
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