Professor Otto Poertzel

Butterfly Dancers, Circa 1925

Found at Christies, London
20th Century Decorative Art & Design, Lot 107
20. Apr - 20. Apr 2011
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 28.750 GBP
PROFESSOR OTTO POERTZEL (1876-1963)
BUTTERFLY DANCERS, CIRCA 1925
cold-painted bronze, carved ivory, green onyx plinth
16½ in. (42 cm.) high
impressed to the socle PROF.POERTZEL.

A top price for Otto Poertzel

The work Butterfly Dancers, Circa 1925 by Otto Poertzel was auctioned at Christies in London in April 2011. It achieved a price of GBP 28,750.00 (€ 32,377.45), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 44%. With this result, Butterfly Dancers, Circa 1925 is even the most expensive work of art by Otto Poertzel that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Otto Poertzel

Die Arbeit Butterfly Dancers, Circa 1925 von Otto Poertzel kam im April 2011 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 28.750,00 (€ 32.377,45) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 44%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Butterfly Dancers, Circa 1925 sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Otto Poertzel, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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