Sir Edwin Lutyens
A VITRINE DESIGNED FOR THE COUNTRY LIFE BUILDING, LONDON, CIRCA 1904
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Collection of Paul F. Walter, Lot 296
26.Sep - 27.Sep.2017
The Collection of Paul F. Walter, Lot 296
26.Sep - 27.Sep.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
green rag-painted wood, glass, brass
106 in. (269.2 cm.) high, 50 in. (127 cm.) wide, 18 in. (45.7 cm.) deep
Country Life Building, Tavistock Street, London, as part of a commission for Edward Hudson, circa 1904. | Sotheby's, London, 4 June 1987, lot 162.
106 in. (269.2 cm.) high, 50 in. (127 cm.) wide, 18 in. (45.7 cm.) deep
Country Life Building, Tavistock Street, London, as part of a commission for Edward Hudson, circa 1904. | Sotheby's, London, 4 June 1987, lot 162.
A top price for Edwin Lutyens
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 VITRINE DESIGNED FOR THE COUNTRY LIFE BUILDING, LONDON, CIRCA 1904 sold for USD 40,000.00 (€ 33,861.00) - well above the upper estimate of USD 15,000.00. This high result makes A VITRINE DESIGNED FOR THE COUNTRY LIFE BUILDING, LONDON, CIRCA 1904 the most expensive artwork by Edwin Lutyens that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Edwin Lutyens
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 VITRINE DESIGNED FOR THE COUNTRY LIFE BUILDING, LONDON, CIRCA 1904 für USD 40.000,00 (€ 33.861,00) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A VITRINE DESIGNED FOR THE COUNTRY LIFE BUILDING, LONDON, CIRCA 1904 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Edwin Lutyens, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Edwin Lutyens - Auction history
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