Sir Edwin Lutyens
A SERVING TABLE, CIRCA 1930
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Collection of Paul F. Walter, Lot 298
26.Sep - 27.Sep.2017
The Collection of Paul F. Walter, Lot 298
26.Sep - 27.Sep.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
mahogany, ivorine, ebonized mahogany
35 ¼ in. (89.5 cm.) high, 54. in. (137.2 cm.) wide, 23 ½ in. (59.6 cm.) deep
with celluloid label to the reverse Handmade Furniture Registered Trademark
interior of right drawer with exhibition label Arts Council of Great Britain 1981/82, Lutyens, 486, Mrs. Amanda Pallant
Mrs. Barbara Agar, Beechwood House, Duncton, England; Sotheby's, 17 September 1981, lot 284. | Mrs. Amanda Pallant; | Paul Walter, since 1984.
35 ¼ in. (89.5 cm.) high, 54. in. (137.2 cm.) wide, 23 ½ in. (59.6 cm.) deep
with celluloid label to the reverse Handmade Furniture Registered Trademark
interior of right drawer with exhibition label Arts Council of Great Britain 1981/82, Lutyens, 486, Mrs. Amanda Pallant
Mrs. Barbara Agar, Beechwood House, Duncton, England; Sotheby's, 17 September 1981, lot 284. | Mrs. Amanda Pallant; | Paul Walter, since 1984.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Edwin Lutyens achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in September 2017. In the The Collection of Paul F. Walter auction, the work A SERVING TABLE, CIRCA 1930 sold for USD 8,750.00 (€ 7,407.09) - well above the upper estimate of USD 3,000.00. Admittedly, works by Edwin Lutyens have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A VITRINE DESIGNED FOR THE COUNTRY LIFE BUILDING, LONDON, CIRCA 1904 in September 2017 with an auction result of USD 40,000.00 (€ 33,861.00).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Edwin Lutyens erzielte im September 2017 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Collection of Paul F. Walter wurde die Arbeit A SERVING TABLE, CIRCA 1930 für USD 8.750,00 (€ 7.407,09) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Edwin Lutyens auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A VITRINE DESIGNED FOR THE COUNTRY LIFE BUILDING, LONDON, CIRCA 1904 im September 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 40.000,00 (€ 33.861,00).
Edwin Lutyens - Auction history
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