Janet Scudder
'Cupid and Tortoise': A Fountain
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 53
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2002
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 53
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2002
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 31.070 USD
Price realised: 31.070 USD
Description
Janet Scudder (1869-1940)
'Cupid and Tortoise': A Fountain
inscribed 'Janet Scudder ©' (under shell)-- inscribed 'Roman Bronze Works N-Y' (under shell)
bronze with verdigris patina
18½ in. (47 cm.) high
'Cupid and Tortoise': A Fountain
inscribed 'Janet Scudder ©' (under shell)-- inscribed 'Roman Bronze Works N-Y' (under shell)
bronze with verdigris patina
18½ in. (47 cm.) high
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work 'Cupid and Tortoise': A Fountain by Janet Scudder was auctioned at Christies in New York in December 2002. It achieved a price of USD 31,070.00 (€ 29,632.81), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 24%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Janet Scudder - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Young Diana, which sold at auction in December 2020 for USD 94,500.00 (€ 77,269.01).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit 'Cupid and Tortoise': A Fountain von Janet Scudder kam im Dezember 2002 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 31.070,00 (€ 29.632,81) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 24%. Für andere Arbeiten von Janet Scudder mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Young Diana beobachtet, die im Dezember 2020 für USD 94.500,00 (€ 77.269,01) versteigert wurde.
Janet Scudder - Auction history
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