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Exceptional results

PROPERTY OF THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE COLLECTION

A STEEL RAILROAD SPIKE CLAD IN GOLD AND SILVER USED IN THE CEREMONY MARKING THE COMPLETION OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD, 10 MAY 1869

UNKNOWN, BUT POSSIBLY G.W. LAIRD, SAN FRANCISCO, 1869

Price realised

USD 2,220,000

Estimate: USD 300,000 – 500,000

Related sale

The Exceptional Sale, 27 January 2023, New York
Property of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, sold to benefit the Acquisition Fund

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)

Tête de femme (Fernande)

Price realised

USD 48,480,000

Estimate on request

Related sale

20th Century Evening Sale, 12 May 2022, New York
Property from the Saint Louis Art Museum, sold to benefit the Acquisitions Fund

GILBERT STUART (1755-1828)

GEORGE WASHINGTON

Price realised

USD 930,000

Estimate: USD 200,000 – 300,000

Related sale

Important Americana, 20 January 2022, New York
Property from the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House

Paul Cézanne (1839-1906)

Nature morte avec pot au lait, melon et sucrier

Price realised

USD 28,650,000

Estimate upon request

Related sale

20th Century Evening Sale, 6 October 2020, New York

World record for a Cézanne work on paper
Sold to benefit the Cleveland Museum of Art

AN ATTIC RED-FIGURED KYLIX

ATTRIBUTED TO MAKRON AS PAINTER, SIGNED BY HIERON AS POTTER, CIRCA 490-480 B.C.

Price realised

USD 1,830,000

Estimate: USD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000

Related sale

Antiquities, 13 October 2020, New York

World record for a Greek vase
Property from the Springfield Museums

A MAGNIFICENT AND MASSIVE IMPERIAL CLOISONNE ENAMEL ‘TAOTIE’ HU-FORM VASE

YONGZHENG-QIANLONG PERIOD (1722-1795)

Price realized

HKD 8,650,000

Estimate: HKD 3,000,000 - 5,000,000

Related sale

Imperial Glories from the Springfield Museums Collection, 30 November 2020, Hong Kong
Sold to benefit Bonnet House Museum & Gardens

A MAGNIFICENT QAJAR GROUP PORTRAIT

ATTRIBUTABLE TO ‘ABDALLAH KHAN NAQQASHBASHI (ACTIVE 1800-1850), TEHRAN OR ENVIRONS, IRAN, CIRCA 1810-20

Price realised

GBP 2,302,500

Estimate: GBP 1,000,000 - 1,500,000

Related sale

Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Oriental Rugs and Carpets, 1 April 2021, London
Property sold to benefit the Royal Opera House

DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)

Portrait of Sir David Webster

Price realized

GBP 12,865,000

Estimate: GBP 11,000,000 - 18,000,000

Related sale

Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, 22 Oct 2020, London
Property from the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

Samia Halaby (Palestinian, b. 1937)

Mediterranean #279

Price realised

GBP 400,000

Estimate: GBP 50,000 - 70,000

Related sale

Middle Eastern, Modern and Contemporary Art, 11-24 November 2020, Online
Sold to Benefit Mills College

SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616)

Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the True Originall Copies

Price realised

USD 9,978,000

Estimate: USD 4,000,000 - 6,000,000

Related sale

The Exceptional Sale, 14 November 2020, New York

World record for a work of printed literature
Sold to benefit the Delaware Art Museum

John James Audubon (1875-1951)

The Quadrupeds of North America

Price realised

USD 300,000

Estimate: USD 120,000 - 180,000

Related sale

The Open Book: Fine Travel, Americana, Literature and History in Print and Manuscript, 2-18 June 2020, Online
Property from the Brooklyn Museum

Lucas Cranach I (Kronach 1472-1553 Weimar)

Lucretia

Price realized

USD 5,070,000

Estimate: USD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000

Related sale

Old Masters, 15 October 2020, New York
Property from the Everson Museum of Art

Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)

Red Composition

Price realised

USD 13,000,000

Estimate: USD 12,000,000 - 18,000,000

Related sale

20th Century Evening Sale, 6 October 2020, New York
Property from the Collection of the Japan Ukiyo-e Museum, Matsumoto

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

Mitate Asazuma bune (Parody of Asazuma Boat), 1804-05

Price realized

USD 475,000

Estimate: USD 400,000 - 500,000

Related sale

Japanese and Korean Art, 16 March 2021, New York
Property from the Springfield Museums

A MAGNIFICENT AND EXCEPTIONALLY RARE LARGE WHITE JADE CARVING OF SHOULAO AND DEER

QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)

Price realised

HKD 10,450,000

Estimate: HKD 5,000,000 - 7,000,000

Related sale

Imperial Glories from the Springfield Museums Collection, 30 November 2020, Hong Kong

Exceptional results

A STEEL RAILROAD SPIKE CLAD IN GOLD AND SILVER USED IN THE CEREMONY MARKING THE COMPLETION OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD, 10 MAY 1869UNKNOWN, BUT POSSIBLY G.W. LAIRD, SAN FRANCISCO, 1869

Price realised

USD 2,220,000Estimate: USD 300,000 – 500,000

Related sale

The Exceptional Sale, 27 January 2023, New York

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Tête de femme (Fernande)

Price realised

USD 48,480,000Estimate on request

Related sale

20th Century Evening Sale, 12 May 2022, New York

GILBERT STUART (1755-1828) GEORGE WASHINGTON

Price realised

USD 930,000Estimate: USD 200,000 – 300,000

Related sale

Important Americana, 20 January 2022, New York

Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) Nature morte avec pot au lait, melon et sucrier

Price realised

USD 28,650,000Estimate upon request

Related sale

20th Century Evening Sale, 6 October 2020, New York

AN ATTIC RED-FIGURED KYLIX ATTRIBUTED TO MAKRON AS PAINTER, SIGNED BY HIERON AS POTTER, CIRCA 490-480 B.C.

Price realised

USD 1,830,000 Estimate: USD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000

Related sale

Antiquities, 13 October 2020, New York

A MAGNIFICENT AND MASSIVE IMPERIAL CLOISONNE ENAMEL ‘TAOTIE’ HU-FORM VASE YONGZHENG-QIANLONG PERIOD (1722-1795)

Price realized

HKD 8,650,000Estimate: HKD 3,000,000 - 5,000,000

Related sale

Imperial Glories from the Springfield Museums Collection, 30 November 2020, Hong Kong

A MAGNIFICENT QAJAR GROUP PORTRAIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO ‘ABDALLAH KHAN NAQQASHBASHI (ACTIVE 1800-1850), TEHRAN OR ENVIRONS, IRAN, CIRCA 1810-20

Price realised

GBP 2,302,500Estimate: GBP 1,000,000 - 1,500,000

Related sale

Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Oriental Rugs and Carpets, 1 April 2021, London

DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937) Portrait of Sir David Webster

Price realized

GBP 12,865,000 Estimate: GBP 11,000,000 - 18,000,000

Related sale

Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, 22 Oct 2020, London

Samia Halaby (Palestinian, b. 1937) Mediterranean #279

Price realised

GBP 400,000 Estimate: GBP 50,000 - 70,000

Related sale

Middle Eastern, Modern and Contemporary Art, 11-24 November 2020, Online

SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616) Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the True Originall Copies

Price realised

USD 9,978,000Estimate: USD 4,000,000 - 6,000,000

Related sale

The Exceptional Sale, 14 November 2020, New York

John James Audubon (1875-1951) The Quadrupeds of North America

Price realised

USD 300,000Estimate: USD 120,000 - 180,000

Related sale

The Open Book: Fine Travel, Americana, Literature and History in Print and Manuscript, 2-18 June 2020, Online

Lucas Cranach I (Kronach 1472-1553 Weimar) Lucretia

Price realized

USD 5,070,000Estimate: USD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000

Related sale

Old Masters, 15 October 2020, New York

Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) Red Composition

Price realised

USD 13,000,000 Estimate: USD 12,000,000 - 18,000,000

Related sale

20th Century Evening Sale, 6 October 2020, New York

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) Mitate Asazuma bune (Parody of Asazuma Boat), 1804-05

Price realized

USD 475,000Estimate: USD 400,000 - 500,000

Related sale

Japanese and Korean Art, 16 March 2021, New York

A MAGNIFICENT AND EXCEPTIONALLY RARE LARGE WHITE JADE CARVING OF SHOULAO AND DEER QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)

Price realised

HKD 10,450,000Estimate: HKD 5,000,000 - 7,000,000

Related sale

Imperial Glories from the Springfield Museums Collection, 30 November 2020, Hong Kong

A STEEL RAILROAD SPIKE CLAD IN GOLD AND SILVER USED IN THE CEREMONY MARKING THE COMPLETION OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD, 10 MAY 1869

UNKNOWN, BUT POSSIBLY G.W. LAIRD, SAN FRANCISCO, 1869

USD 2,220,000

Estimate: USD 300,000 – 500,000

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)

Tête de femme (Fernande)

USD 48,480,000

Estimate on request

GILBERT STUART (1755-1828)

GEORGE WASHINGTON

USD 930,000

Estimate: USD 200,000 – 300,000

Paul Cézanne (1839-1906)

Nature morte avec pot au lait, melon et sucrier

USD 28,650,000

Estimate upon request

AN ATTIC RED-FIGURED KYLIX

ATTRIBUTED TO MAKRON AS PAINTER, SIGNED BY HIERON AS POTTER, CIRCA 490-480 B.C.

USD 1,830,000

Estimate: USD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000

A MAGNIFICENT AND MASSIVE IMPERIAL CLOISONNE ENAMEL ‘TAOTIE’ HU-FORM VASE

YONGZHENG-QIANLONG PERIOD (1722-1795)

HKD 8,650,000

Estimate: HKD 3,000,000 - 5,000,000

A MAGNIFICENT QAJAR GROUP PORTRAIT

ATTRIBUTABLE TO ‘ABDALLAH KHAN NAQQASHBASHI (ACTIVE 1800-1850), TEHRAN OR ENVIRONS, IRAN, CIRCA 1810-20

GBP 2,302,500

Estimate: GBP 1,000,000 - 1,500,000

DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)

Portrait of Sir David Webster

GBP 12,865,000

Estimate: GBP 11,000,000 - 18,000,000

Samia Halaby (Palestinian, b. 1937)

Mediterranean #279

GBP 400,000

Estimate: GBP 50,000 - 70,000

SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616)

Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the True Originall Copies

USD 9,978,000

Estimate: USD 4,000,000 - 6,000,000

John James Audubon (1875-1951)

The Quadrupeds of North America

USD 300,000

Estimate: USD 120,000 - 180,000

Lucas Cranach I (Kronach 1472-1553 Weimar)

Lucretia

USD 5,070,000

Estimate: USD 1,200,000 - 1,800,000

Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)

Red Composition

USD 13,000,000

Estimate: USD 12,000,000 - 18,000,000

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)

Mitate Asazuma bune (Parody of Asazuma Boat), 1804-05

USD 475,000

Estimate: USD 400,000 - 500,000

A MAGNIFICENT AND EXCEPTIONALLY RARE LARGE WHITE JADE CARVING OF SHOULAO AND DEER

QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)

HKD 10,450,000

Estimate: HKD 5,000,000 - 7,000,000