Sydney Harpley

Seated nude reading

Found at Christies, London
20th Century British Art, Lot 51
13. Oct - 13. Oct 2010
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.250 GBP
Sydney Harpley (1927-1992)
Seated nude reading
bronze with a brown patina
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high, excluding slate base

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Sydney Harpley achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in October 2010. In the 20th Century British Art auction, the work Seated nude reading sold for GBP 5,250.00 (€ 6,053.33) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,000.00. Admittedly, works by Sydney Harpley 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 Summer's Day in July 2015 with an auction result of GBP 21,250.00 (€ 30,125.36).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Sydney Harpley erzielte im Oktober 2010 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th Century British Art wurde die Arbeit Seated nude reading für GBP 5.250,00 (€ 6.053,33) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Sydney Harpley auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Summer's Day im Juli 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 21.250,00 (€ 30.125,36).

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