Watanabe Shotei

Unknown

Found at Christies, London
Japanese Ceramics & Works of Art, Lot 219
8. Nov - 8. Nov 2007
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 688 GBP
WATANABE SHOTEI (SEITEI) (1851-1918)
in sumi, gofun and colours on silk, depicting a cockerel, hen and chicks beside flowers -- 19¾in. x 27in. (50.2cm. x 68.6cm.), signed and sealed, mounted and framed and glazed.

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work Unknown by Watanabe Seitei was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2007, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 800.00 – 1,200.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 687.50 (€ 962.68). Admittedly, works by Watanabe Seitei have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The wife of Enya Takasada at her toilette in March 2000 with an auction result of USD 4,025.00 (€ 4,204.09).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit Unknown von Watanabe Seitei im November 2007 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 800,00 – 1.200,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 687,50 (€ 962,68) den Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Watanabe Seitei auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The wife of Enya Takasada at her toilette im März 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 4.025,00 (€ 4.204,09).

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