John Melville Kelly
Lei Sellers, c. 1930
Found at
Bonhams,
Los Angeles
The Art of Hawaiʻi, Lot 264
2. Aug - 2. Aug 2023
The Art of Hawaiʻi, Lot 264
2. Aug - 2. Aug 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
John Melville Kelly (1879-1962)
Lei Sellers, c. 1930
Drypoint and etching on wove paper, signed in pencil, with unevenly trimmed margins, in a Koa wood frame.
6 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (17.1 x 19.1 cm)
sheet 8 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. (20.6 x 22.2 cm)
Lei Sellers, c. 1930
Drypoint and etching on wove paper, signed in pencil, with unevenly trimmed margins, in a Koa wood frame.
6 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (17.1 x 19.1 cm)
sheet 8 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. (20.6 x 22.2 cm)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Lei Sellers, c. 1930 by John Melville Kelly was auctioned at Bonhams in Los Angeles in August this year. The price achieved of USD 3,200.00 (€ 2,952.30) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 2,500.00 – 3,500.00. Other works by John Melville Kelly have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in August this year the work Kaonohi, c. 1920 was auctioned for USD 5,760.00 (€ 5,314.14).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Lei Sellers, c. 1930 von John Melville Kelly kam im August diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in Los Angeles zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 3.200,00 (€ 2.952,30) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 2.500,00 – 3.500,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von John Melville Kelly konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im August diesen Jahres die Arbeit Kaonohi, c. 1920 für USD 5.760,00 (€ 5.314,14) versteigert.
John Melville Kelly - Auction history
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