Samuel L. Margolies
Builders of Babylon
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 4.375 USD
Price realised: 4.375 USD
Description
Samuel L. Margolies (1897-1978)
Builders of Babylon
aquatint, 1937, on wove paper, signed in pencil, from the edition of 250, published by Associated American Artists, New York, with margins
P. 14¼ x 11 in. (362 x 279 mm.)
Builders of Babylon
aquatint, 1937, on wove paper, signed in pencil, from the edition of 250, published by Associated American Artists, New York, with margins
P. 14¼ x 11 in. (362 x 279 mm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 46 %.
The work Builders of Babylon by Samuel Margolies was sold in the Christie's Interiors auction at Christies in New York in October 2011. The »bidding war« ended at USD 4,375.00 (€ 3,136.88), 46% above the upper estimate. Other works by Samuel Margolies have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 6,300.00 (€ 5,812.34) in August this year for the work Men of Steel.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 46 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Builders of Babylon von Samuel Margolies wurde im Oktober 2011 in der Auktion Christie's Interiors bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 4.375,00 (€ 3.136,88) und damit 46% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Samuel Margolies haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 6.300,00 (€ 5.812,34) im August diesen Jahres für die Arbeit Men of Steel beobachtet.
Samuel Margolies - Auction history
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