Ralph Steadman
Design for Haley's Comet Stamp
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 353 GBP
Price realised: 353 GBP
Description
Ralph Steadman (b.1936)
Design for Haley's Comet Stamp
signed, inscribed and dated 'Ralph Steadman/Study for Haleys Comet Stamp Scene,/1986' (on the backboard)
felt tip and gold paint
11 x 16 in. (27.9 x 40.7 cm.)
Design for Haley's Comet Stamp
signed, inscribed and dated 'Ralph Steadman/Study for Haleys Comet Stamp Scene,/1986' (on the backboard)
felt tip and gold paint
11 x 16 in. (27.9 x 40.7 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Design for Haley's Comet Stamp by Ralph Steadman was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2001. The price achieved of GBP 352.50 (€ 575.94) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 300.00 – 500.00. Admittedly, works by Ralph Steadman have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Hunger in March 2018 with an auction result of GBP 4,375.00 (€ 4,981.18).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Design for Haley's Comet Stamp von Ralph Steadman kam im Dezember 2001 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 352,50 (€ 575,94) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 300,00 – 500,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ralph Steadman auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Hunger im März 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 4.375,00 (€ 4.981,18).
Ralph Steadman - Auction history
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