Nadim Karam

The Pearl Elephant

Found at Christies, Dubai
Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish ArtPart I, Lot 41
25. Oct - 25. Oct 2011
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 50.000 USD
Nadim Karam (Lebanese, b. 1957)
The Pearl Elephant
mother of pearl button laid down on wooden structure
47¼ x 67 x 6 2/3in. (120 x 170 x 16cm.)
Executed in 2011

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work The Pearl Elephant by Nadim Karam was auctioned at Christies in Dubai in October 2011. The price achieved of USD 50,000.00 (€ 35,850.00) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 40,000.00 – 60,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Nadim Karam - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Peacock Elephant, which sold at auction in October 2013 for USD 100,000.00 (€ 73,561.87).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit The Pearl Elephant von Nadim Karam kam im Oktober 2011 bei Christies in Dubai zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 50.000,00 (€ 35.850,00) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Nadim Karam mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Peacock Elephant beobachtet, die im Oktober 2013 für USD 100.000,00 (€ 73.561,87) versteigert wurde.

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