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24 January 2020

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RESULTS | Christie's Americana Week totals $14,795,313

New York Americas 24 January 2020

AMERICANA WEEK TOTALS $14,795,313

88% SELL-THROUGH RATE AVERAGE

EIGHT AUCTION RECORDS SET ACROSS THE WEEK

Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver

10am | New York | January 24

Sale Total: $9,559,813

Sold by value: 94% | Sold by lot: 89%

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The top lot of the Important American Furniture, Folk Art and Silver sale was Edward Hicks, Peaceable Kingdom, which achieved $4,575,000, and was also the top lot of the week. Other top lots in the sale include Gilbert Stuart, George Washington, which sold for $975,000 against an estimate of $200,000-300,000, Joshua Johnson, A Pair of Portraits: Boy with Squirrel and Girl with Dog, which realized $495,000 against an estimate of $100,000-150,000.

 

Chinese Export Art Featuring the Tibor Collection, Part II

10am | New York | January 23

 

Sale Total: $1,923,375

Sold by value: 88% | Sold by lot: 79%

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Chinese Export Art Featuring the Tibor Collection, Part II totaled $1,923,375 with 88% sold by value and 79% sold by lot. The top lot of the sale was A Pair of Famille Rose Soldier Vases and Covers, Qianlong Period (1736-1795), from the Tibor Collection, which realized $250,000. Additional top lots from the Tibor Collection included A Rare Early Mexican Market Blue and White Jar, Wanli Period, circa 1600, which achieved $193,750, and A Large Ruby and Famille Rose Five-Piece Garniture, Yongzheng/Early Qianlong Period, circa 1730-1740, which realized $162,500.

 

Outsider Art

10am | New York | January 17

 

Sale Total: $3,312,125

Sold by value: 99% | Sold by lot: 98%

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Outsider Art totaled $3,312,125 with 99% sold by value and 98% sold by lot, surpassing over twice the total low estimate. The top lot of the sale was Bill Traylor, Man on White, Woman on Red / Man with Black Dog, double-sided, 1939-1942 from The Collection of Alice Walker, which realized $507,000. Strong prices were also achieved for William Edmondson works including Double-Handled Cup, 1930s, which sold for $175,000 against an estimate of $4,000-6,000, and Pair of Vessels, 1930s, which sold for $162,500, above its estimate of $7,000-10,000.

 

 

Cara Zimmerman, Head of Sale, Outsider Art at Christie’s, commented: “The Outsider Art market is thriving, and collectors from across the globe demonstrated that there is interest in the talented and diverse artists within this field. We are especially gratified by multiple records set in today’s sale, led by the magnificent Bill Traylor, which was gifted from Steven Spielberg to Alice Walker.”

 

Records:

ARTIST RECORD: Bill Traylor, Man on White, Woman on Red / Man with Black Dog, double sided, 1939-1942, $507,000

ARTIST RECORD: Charles Wysocki, Olde Bucks County, $60,000

ARTIST RECORD: Purvis Young, People with Halos Above City, 1973, $43,750

ARTIST RECORD: Minnie Evans, Untitled (Faces, Serpents, Animals, Angels), 1966, $32,500

ARTIST RECORD: Raymond Materson, Flaco and the Prom Queen, 1997, $9,375

ARTIST RECORD: Willie Young, Untitled, 1986, $5,000

ARTIST RECORD: Laura Craig McNellis, Black Birthday Cake, circa 1982, $4,000

ARTIST RECORD: Acharya Vyakul, Four States, 1990, $2,375

 

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* Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will apply in addition to the hammer price - see Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of the sale catalogue. *Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium.