Edith Barretto Parsons

'Frog Baby': A Fountain

Found at Christies, New York
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 44
22. May - 22. May 2003
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 47.800 USD
Edith Barretto Parsons (1878-1956)
'Frog Baby': A Fountain
inscribed 'E.B. Parsons ©' and 'Roman Bronze Works N.Y.' (along the base)
bronze with verdigris patina
39½ in. (100.3 cm.) high

Upper estimate price exceeded by 59 %.

The work 'Frog Baby': A Fountain by Edith Barretto Parsons was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2003. It achieved a price of USD 47,800.00 (€ 40,625.53), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 59%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Edith Barretto Parsons; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot 'Duck Baby': A Fountain sold at auction in December 2002 with the realized price of USD 45,410.00 (€ 43,309.49).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 59 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit 'Frog Baby': A Fountain von Edith Barretto Parsons kam im Mai 2003 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 47.800,00 (€ 40.625,53) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 59%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Edith Barretto Parsons; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit 'Duck Baby': A Fountain im Dezember 2002 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 45.410,00 (€ 43.309,49).

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