Sydney Harpley, R.A.
Girl in a Deck Chair
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 13.750 GBP
Price realised: 13.750 GBP
Description
signed and numbered 'Harpley/6/6' (on the back of the deck chair)
bronze with a dark brown patina
54 in. (137.2 cm.) long
Purchased by the family of the present owner, circa the 1990s.
bronze with a dark brown patina
54 in. (137.2 cm.) long
Purchased by the family of the present owner, circa the 1990s.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 72 %.
The work Girl in a Deck Chair by Sydney Harpley was auctioned at Christies in London in September 2020. It achieved a price of GBP 13,750.00 (€ 15,161.61), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 72%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Sydney Harpley; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot A Summer's Day sold at auction in July 2015 with the realized price of GBP 21,250.00 (€ 30,125.36).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 72 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Girl in a Deck Chair von Sydney Harpley kam im September 2020 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 13.750,00 (€ 15.161,61) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 72%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Sydney Harpley; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit A Summer's Day im Juli 2015 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 21.250,00 (€ 30.125,36).
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