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- Donkey 176cm (69 5/16in) (including base); 85cm (33 7/16in) high (excluding base)
Sean Henry
Donkey 176cm (69 5/16in) (including base); 85cm (33 7/16in) high (excluding base)
Found at
Bonhams,
London
Modern British and Irish Art, Lot 240
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2023
Modern British and Irish Art, Lot 240
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Sean Henry (British, born 1965)
Donkey
signed with initials, dated and numbered 'SH 98 4/6' (to reverse of left shoe)
painted bronze on a wooden plinth
176cm (69 5/16in) (including base); 85cm (33 7/16in) high (excluding base)
With Davies & Tooth, London, where acquired by the present owner | Private Collection, U.K.
Donkey
signed with initials, dated and numbered 'SH 98 4/6' (to reverse of left shoe)
painted bronze on a wooden plinth
176cm (69 5/16in) (including base); 85cm (33 7/16in) high (excluding base)
With Davies & Tooth, London, where acquired by the present owner | Private Collection, U.K.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 28 %.
The work Donkey 176cm (69 5/16in) (including base); 85cm (33 7/16in) high (excluding base) by Sean Henry was sold in the Modern British and Irish Art auction at Bonhams in London in November this year. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 6,400.00 (€ 7,416.21), 28% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Sean Henry - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Way It Will Be, which sold at auction in October 2021 for GBP 20,000.00 (€ 23,694.60).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 28 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Donkey 176cm (69 5/16in) (including base); 85cm (33 7/16in) high (excluding base) von Sean Henry wurde im November diesen Jahres in der Auktion Modern British and Irish Art bei Bonhams in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 6.400,00 (€ 7.416,21) und damit 28% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Sean Henry mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Way It Will Be beobachtet, die im Oktober 2021 für GBP 20.000,00 (€ 23.694,60) versteigert wurde.
