Ralph Cahoon
A Sailor and Mermaid
Found at
Christies,
New York
In Praise of America: Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Broadsides, Lot 169
22. Jan - 22. Jan 2021
In Praise of America: Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Broadsides, Lot 169
22. Jan - 22. Jan 2021
Estimate: 10.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
The work A Sailor and Mermaid by Ralph Cahoon was sold in the In Praise of America: Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Broadsides auction at Christies in New York in January 2021. The »bidding war« ended at USD 27,500.00 (€ 22,661.72), 38% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Ralph Cahoon - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Luck of the Sailfish Club, which sold at auction in January 2007 for USD 96,000.00 (€ 73,857.52).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A Sailor and Mermaid von Ralph Cahoon wurde im Januar 2021 in der Auktion In Praise of America: Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Broadsides bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 27.500,00 (€ 22.661,72) und damit 38% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Ralph Cahoon mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Luck of the Sailfish Club beobachtet, die im Januar 2007 für USD 96.000,00 (€ 73.857,52) versteigert wurde.
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