Mehl Lawson

Two-Rein Doorknocker

Found at Bonhams, Los Angeles (Online Auction)
The L.D. "Brink" Brinkman Collection Online, Lot 304
8. Feb - 15. Feb 2019
Estimate: 500 - 700 USD
Price realised: 1.500 USD
Mehl Lawson (born 1942)
Two-Rein Doorknocker
inscribed 'MEHL LAWSON CA,' and 'AC 2/50' (under the horseshoe) and inscribed '© / Two Rein' (on the left)
bronze with polychrome patina
6 1/2in high

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Mehl Lawson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in Los Angeles in February 2019. In the The L.D. "Brink" Brinkman Collection Online auction, the work Two-Rein Doorknocker sold for USD 1,500.00 (€ 1,318.22) - well above the upper estimate of USD 700.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Mehl Lawson; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Range Doctor sold at auction in January this year with the realized price of USD 2,805.00 (€ 2,583.35).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Mehl Lawson erzielte im Februar 2019 bei Bonhams in Los Angeles einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The L.D. "Brink" Brinkman Collection Online wurde die Arbeit Two-Rein Doorknocker für USD 1.500,00 (€ 1.318,22) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 700,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Mehl Lawson; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Range Doctor im Januar diesen Jahres mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 2.805,00 (€ 2.583,35).

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