Robert Spencer
The Two Mills 30 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. (76.5 x 63.8 cm.)
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 157.875 USD
Price realised: 157.875 USD
Description
PROPERTY FROM THE MANCINI FAMILY TRUST, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS FOUNDATION
Robert Spencer (1879-1931)
The Two Mills
signed 'Robert Spencer.' (lower left) and inscribed with title and signed again (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
30 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. (76.5 x 63.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1911.
Henry Nicola Mancini (1924-1994), Los Angeles, by January 15, 1970. | By descent from the above to the present owner, 1994.
Robert Spencer (1879-1931)
The Two Mills
signed 'Robert Spencer.' (lower left) and inscribed with title and signed again (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
30 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. (76.5 x 63.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1911.
Henry Nicola Mancini (1924-1994), Los Angeles, by January 15, 1970. | By descent from the above to the present owner, 1994.
Artwork auctioned at 13 times the upper estimate price
The work The Two Mills 30 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. (76.5 x 63.8 cm.) by Robert Spencer was worth USD 157,875.00 (€ 147,120.49) to a buyer in May last year. This price was achieved in the auction American Art at Bonhams in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 12,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Robert Spencer - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Mill Valley, which sold at auction in May 2007 for USD 492,000.00 (€ 365,717.68).
Kunstwerk zum 13-fachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit The Two Mills 30 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. (76.5 x 63.8 cm.) von Robert Spencer war einem Käufer im Mai letzten Jahres USD 157.875,00 (€ 147.120,49) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion American Art bei Bonhams in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 12.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Robert Spencer mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Mill Valley beobachtet, die im Mai 2007 für USD 492.000,00 (€ 365.717,68) versteigert wurde.
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