Nicola Bolla

Vanitas (Teschio)

Found at Christies, London (Online Auction)
The George Michael Collection Online Auction, Lot 152
08.Mär - 15.Mär.2019
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.875 GBP
swarovski crystals and brass
7⅛ x 8 x 6in. (18.1 x 20.3 x 15.2cm.)
Executed in 2007
Sperone Westwater, New York. | Acquired from the above by George Michael in 2007.

Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price

When the work Vanitas (Teschio) by Nicola Bolla was auctioned at Christies in London in March 2019, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 3,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 11,875.00 (€ 13,782.95). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Nicola Bolla - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Vanitas (Teschio), which sold at auction in May 2008 for USD 46,600.00 (€ 29,948.59).

Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Als die Arbeit Vanitas (Teschio) von Nicola Bolla im März 2019 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 3.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 11.875,00 (€ 13.782,95) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Nicola Bolla mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Vanitas (Teschio) beobachtet, die im Mai 2008 für USD 46.600,00 (€ 29.948,59) versteigert wurde.

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