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Scott Burton - Two-Cube Table

Scott Burton

Two-Cube Table

Found at Christies, New York
First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art, Lot 146
19. Sep - 19. Sep 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Scott Burton (1939-1989)
Two-Cube Table
polished granite
28¼ x 16½ x 16½ in. (71.7 x 41.9 x 41.9 cm.)
Executed in 1985-1986. This work is number two from an unrealized edition of ten plus one prototype.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 75 %.

This artwork by Scott Burton achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in September 2012. In the First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art auction, the work Two-Cube Table sold for USD 52,500.00 (€ 40,836.96) - well above the upper estimate of USD 30,000.00. Admittedly, works by Scott Burton have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Pair of Granite Chairs in October 2007 with an auction result of GBP 156,500.00 (€ 224,744.30).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 75 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Scott Burton erzielte im September 2012 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Two-Cube Table für USD 52.500,00 (€ 40.836,96) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 30.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Scott Burton auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Pair of Granite Chairs im Oktober 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 156.500,00 (€ 224.744,30).

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