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- Double-Handled Cup, 1930s
William Edmondson
Double-Handled Cup, 1930s
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 175.000 USD
Price realised: 175.000 USD
Description
limestone
9 ½ in. high, 21 in. wide, 13 in. deep
Elizabeth and Alfred Starr, Nashville, Tennessee (acquired directly from the artist) | Ricco Maresca Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above in 1989
9 ½ in. high, 21 in. wide, 13 in. deep
Elizabeth and Alfred Starr, Nashville, Tennessee (acquired directly from the artist) | Ricco Maresca Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above in 1989
Artwork auctioned at 29 times the upper estimate price
The work Double-Handled Cup, 1930s by William Edmondson was worth USD 175,000.00 (€ 157,757.14) to a buyer in January 2020. This price was achieved in the auction Outsider Art at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 6,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by William Edmondson have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Boxer, Circa 1936 in January 2016 with an auction result of USD 785,000.00 (€ 724,704.58).
Kunstwerk zum 29-fachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Double-Handled Cup, 1930s von William Edmondson war einem Käufer im Januar 2020 USD 175.000,00 (€ 157.757,14) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Outsider Art bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 6.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Edmondson auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Boxer, Circa 1936 im Januar 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 785.000,00 (€ 724.704,58).