Teddy Weahkee
Three Teddy Weahkee Carvings
Found at
Bonhams,
Los Angeles
Modern Native American ArtFeaturing the Wendy and Les Fisher Collection of Canadian Inuit Sculpture, Lot 49
30. Aug - 30. Aug 2021
Modern Native American ArtFeaturing the Wendy and Les Fisher Collection of Canadian Inuit Sculpture, Lot 49
30. Aug - 30. Aug 2021
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 765 USD
Price realised: 765 USD
Description
Teddy Weahkee
Zuni, (1890-1965), three fetish carvings including a squat frog, a badger, and a snake, each of carved antler, the two largest further adorned with feathers, hide, and shell beads, each unsigned.
the largest: length 12 1/2in, width 3in
DeWitt C. Drury, New York, NY
Zuni, (1890-1965), three fetish carvings including a squat frog, a badger, and a snake, each of carved antler, the two largest further adorned with feathers, hide, and shell beads, each unsigned.
the largest: length 12 1/2in, width 3in
DeWitt C. Drury, New York, NY
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by Teddy Weahkee could be acquired at Bonhams in Los Angeles in August 2021 for an unexpectedly low price. In the Modern Native American ArtFeaturing the Wendy and Les Fisher Collection of Canadian Inuit Sculpture auction, the work Three Teddy Weahkee Carvings changed hands for USD 765.00 (€ 648.31) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of USD 800.00 – 1,200.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Teddy Weahkee - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Teddy Weahkee Figure, which sold at auction in August 2021 for USD 2,422.50 (€ 2,052.97).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Teddy Weahkee konnte im August 2021 bei Bonhams in Los Angeles für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Modern Native American ArtFeaturing the Wendy and Les Fisher Collection of Canadian Inuit Sculpture wechselte die Arbeit Three Teddy Weahkee Carvings für USD 765,00 (€ 648,31) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 800,00 – 1.200,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Teddy Weahkee mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A Teddy Weahkee Figure beobachtet, die im August 2021 für USD 2.422,50 (€ 2.052,97) versteigert wurde.
Teddy Weahkee - Auction history
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