Oliver Preston
'You Don'T Think I Invited You To Gstaad For The Skiing?'
Found at
Christies,
London
British & Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 342
3. Dec - 3. Dec 2003
British & Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 342
3. Dec - 3. Dec 2003
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 823 GBP
Price realised: 823 GBP
Description
Oliver Preston (b.1963)
'You don't think I invited you to Gstaad for the skiing?'
signed 'PRESTON' (lower right) and inscribed as title (lower centre)
pencil, black ink and watercolour, heightened with white
15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm.)
'You don't think I invited you to Gstaad for the skiing?'
signed 'PRESTON' (lower right) and inscribed as title (lower centre)
pencil, black ink and watercolour, heightened with white
15 x 10 in. (38.1 x 25.4 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 65 %.
In December 2003 Christies in London held the auction British & Continental Watercolours including Original Book, which included the work 'You Don'T Think I Invited You To Gstaad For The Skiing?' by Oliver Preston. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 822.50 (€ 1,164.96), 65% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Oliver Preston - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Cremation Or Burial, Or Would He Prefer A Surprise?, which sold at auction in March this year for GBP 2,520.00 (€ 2,866.99).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 65 % übertroffen
Im Dezember 2003 führte Christies in London die Auktion British & Continental Watercolours including Original Book durch, in der auch die Arbeit 'You Don'T Think I Invited You To Gstaad For The Skiing?' von Oliver Preston zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 822,50 (€ 1.164,96) und damit 65% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Oliver Preston mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Cremation Or Burial, Or Would He Prefer A Surprise? beobachtet, die im März diesen Jahres für GBP 2.520,00 (€ 2.866,99) versteigert wurde.
Oliver Preston - Auction history
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