William Edmondson
Mother And Child
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts, Lot 183
24. Jan - 24. Jan 2014
Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts, Lot 183
24. Jan - 24. Jan 2014
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
William Edmondson (1874-1951)
Mother and Child
carved limestone
11¼ in. high
Mother and Child
carved limestone
11¼ in. high
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Mother And Child by William Edmondson was worth USD 263,000.00 (€ 194,814.81) to a buyer in January 2014. This price was achieved in the auction Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 80,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William Edmondson - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Boxer, Circa 1936, which sold at auction in January 2016 for USD 785,000.00 (€ 724,704.58).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Mother And Child von William Edmondson war einem Käufer im Januar 2014 USD 263.000,00 (€ 194.814,81) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 80.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von William Edmondson mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Boxer, Circa 1936 beobachtet, die im Januar 2016 für USD 785.000,00 (€ 724.704,58) versteigert wurde.
William Edmondson - Auction history
Other artists in this auction
