Lim Nang Seng
(I) Malay Woman Sitting, Head In Hand (Ii) Malay Woman Sitting, Straw Hat Under Left Arm
Found at
Sothebys,
Hong Kong
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Lot 347
1. Apr - 1. Apr 2019
Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Art, Lot 347
1. Apr - 1. Apr 2019
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 HKD
Price realised: 18.750 HKD
Price realised: 18.750 HKD
Description
Lim Nang Seng
B. 1916
(I) MALAY WOMAN SITTING, HEAD IN HAND (II) MALAY WOMAN SITTING, STRAW HAT UNDER LEFT ARM
(i) Signed and dated 68
(ii) Signed and dated 66
Copper
(i) 37 by 22.5 cm; 14 1/2 by 8 3/4 in.
Private Collection, Canada
B. 1916
(I) MALAY WOMAN SITTING, HEAD IN HAND (II) MALAY WOMAN SITTING, STRAW HAT UNDER LEFT ARM
(i) Signed and dated 68
(ii) Signed and dated 66
Copper
(i) 37 by 22.5 cm; 14 1/2 by 8 3/4 in.
Private Collection, Canada
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work (I) Malay Woman Sitting, Head In Hand (Ii) Malay Woman Sitting, Straw Hat Under Left Arm by Lim Nang Seng was auctioned at Sothebys in Hong Kong in April 2019, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of HKD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for HKD 18,750.00 (€ 2,134.30). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Lim Nang Seng - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Head Of A Woman, which sold at auction in October 2018 for HKD 68,750.00 (€ 7,741.35).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit (I) Malay Woman Sitting, Head In Hand (Ii) Malay Woman Sitting, Straw Hat Under Left Arm von Lim Nang Seng im April 2019 bei Sothebys in Hong Kong versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von HKD 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für HKD 18.750,00 (€ 2.134,30) den Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Lim Nang Seng mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Head Of A Woman beobachtet, die im Oktober 2018 für HKD 68.750,00 (€ 7.741,35) versteigert wurde.
Lim Nang Seng - Auction history
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