Susan Mary \'Lily\' Yeats - The Golden Apples Of The Sun, The Silver Apples Of The Moon

Susan Mary 'Lily' Yeats

The Golden Apples Of The Sun, The Silver Apples Of The Moon

Found at Sothebys, London
Yeats: The Family Collection, Lot 136
27. Sep - 27. Sep 2017
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 5.625 GBP
Description
Susan Mary 'Lily' Yeats
1866 - 1949
THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN, THE SILVER APPLES OF THE MOON
signed l.r.: Lily Yeats
embroidery
42.5 by 30cm., 16¾ by 11¾in.
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Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Lily Yeats achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in September 2017. In the Yeats: The Family Collection auction, the work The Golden Apples Of The Sun, The Silver Apples Of The Moon sold for GBP 5,625.00 (€ 6,381.63) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,500.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Lily Yeats; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Three Embroideries sold at auction in September 2017 with the realized price of GBP 8,750.00 (€ 9,926.99).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Lily Yeats erzielte im September 2017 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Yeats: The Family Collection wurde die Arbeit The Golden Apples Of The Sun, The Silver Apples Of The Moon für GBP 5.625,00 (€ 6.381,63) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.500,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Lily Yeats; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Three Embroideries im September 2017 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 8.750,00 (€ 9.926,99).

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