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Reg Butler
Study
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Modern British and Irish Art, Lot 39
16. Sep - 16. Sep 2020
Modern British and Irish Art, Lot 39
16. Sep - 16. Sep 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Reg Butler (1913-1981)
Study
signed with monogram, numbered and inscribed with foundry mark '1/8 Susse Fond. Paris' (to back of base)
bronze with a brown patina
23cm (9 1/16in) high (including integral base)
Conceived in 1956
Sale; Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 15 November 2011, lot 296, where acquired by the family of the present owner, and thence by descent | Private Collection, U.K.
Study
signed with monogram, numbered and inscribed with foundry mark '1/8 Susse Fond. Paris' (to back of base)
bronze with a brown patina
23cm (9 1/16in) high (including integral base)
Conceived in 1956
Sale; Bonhams, Knightsbridge, 15 November 2011, lot 296, where acquired by the family of the present owner, and thence by descent | Private Collection, U.K.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Study by Reg Butler was auctioned at Bonhams in London in September 2020, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 1,912.50 (€ 2,108.84). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Reg Butler achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Woman Standing in June 2014 with an auction result of GBP 146,500.00 (€ 183,044.74).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Study von Reg Butler im September 2020 bei Bonhams in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 1.912,50 (€ 2.108,84) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Reg Butler erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Woman Standing im Juni 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 146.500,00 (€ 183.044,74).
