Sir William Reid Dick
A bronze figure of 'The Catapult' or 'Slingshot Boy',
Found at
Bonhams,
London
The Male Form, Lot 54
16. Jun - 16. Jun 2021
The Male Form, Lot 54
16. Jun - 16. Jun 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Sir William Reid Dick (British, 1878-1961)
A bronze figure of 'The Catapult' or 'Slingshot Boy',
the nude figure twisting to the right and aiming his catapult, the naturalistic base signed and dated W. Reid Dick 1911, mounted on veined green marble rectangular plinth base, the figure 63cm. high (24 13/16in high), 67cm high (26 3/8in high) overall.
Christie's, Furniture, Works of Art & Carpets, 13th September 2005, lot 263
A bronze figure of 'The Catapult' or 'Slingshot Boy',
the nude figure twisting to the right and aiming his catapult, the naturalistic base signed and dated W. Reid Dick 1911, mounted on veined green marble rectangular plinth base, the figure 63cm. high (24 13/16in high), 67cm high (26 3/8in high) overall.
Christie's, Furniture, Works of Art & Carpets, 13th September 2005, lot 263
Auction result well in line with expectations
In June 2021 Bonhams in London held the auction The Male Form, which included the work A bronze figure of 'The Catapult' or 'Slingshot Boy', by William Reid Dick. The price achieved of GBP 10,200.00 (€ 11,885.65) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 8,000.00 – 12,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William Reid Dick - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Sir Winston Churchill, which sold at auction in February 2008 for GBP 28,100.00 (€ 36,753.70).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juni 2021 führte Bonhams in London die Auktion The Male Form durch, in der auch die Arbeit A bronze figure of 'The Catapult' or 'Slingshot Boy', von William Reid Dick zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 10.200,00 (€ 11.885,65) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 8.000,00 – 12.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von William Reid Dick mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Sir Winston Churchill beobachtet, die im Februar 2008 für GBP 28.100,00 (€ 36.753,70) versteigert wurde.
William Reid Dick - Auction history
