RESULTS: The Sporting Sale - November 29, 2007 Today at Sotheby’s, the Sporting Sale: Equestrian, Wildlife & Maritime Art totaled $7,216,027. The top three lots were all by Sir Alfred J. Munnings.
News-Antique.com - Nov 30,2007 - Today at Sotheby’s, the Sporting Sale: Equestrian, Wildlife & Maritime Art totaled $7,216,027. The top three lots were all by Sir Alfred J. Munnings, and two of the top ten works were by Montague Dawson. The top lot, Munnings’ The Start Newmarket, achieved a price of $937,000 (est. $800,000/1.2 million), which is the most expensive sporting painting sold in America this season.
Sale N08369 The Sporting Sale: Equestrian, Wildlife & Maritime Art 29 NOV 07
Grand Total (Including Buyer's Premium): $7,216,027 (£3,481,630)
Exch Rate: 0.48
Sold by Lot: 72.1%
Lots Offered: 215
S old by Value: 74.3%
Lots Sold/Unsold: 155 / 60
Lot Price (USD) Estimate (USD) Buyer
113 $937,000 (£452,089) $800,000 - 1,200,000 Anonymous SIR ALFRED J MUNNINGS, The Start Newmarket
115 $481,000 (£232,076) $400,000 - 600,000 European Trade SIR ALFRED J MUNNINGS, Hop Pickers (The Costume Picture)
116 $475,000 (£229,181) $400,000 - 600,000 American Private Collector SIR ALFRED J MUNNINGS, Carousel 208 $331,000 (£159,703) $350,000 - 500,000 American Private Collector MONTAGUE DAWSON, The Pirate's Cove, Wafer Bay, Cocos Islands
97 $325,000 (£156,808) $200,000 - 300,000 European Trade JOHN FERNELEY, Sir J. Boswell’s General Chassé with Trainer and Jockey Holmes at Aintree Racecourse
205 $301,000 (£145,228) $250,000 - 350,000 European Trade MONTAGUE DAWSON, Moonlight, South Pacific: The James Baines
133 $241,000 (£116,279) $250,000 - 300,000 European Trade RICHARD ANSDELL R.A., Shooting The Covers 213 $223,000 (£107,594) $200,000 - 300,000 European Trade MONTAGUE DAWSON, The Chasseur in Action, Oil on Canvas
122 $205,000 (£98,910) $200,000 - 300,000 American Trade JAMES WILLIAM GILES, Mr. J. A. Sandiland's King Charles Spaniels
132 $193,000 (£93,120) $200,000 - 300,000 American Private Collector JACQUES RAYMOND BRASCASSAT. Two Bulls Defending a Cow Attacked by Wolves
John Robbins, the Sotheby’s specialist in charge of this sale, said, “Today, our annual sporting art auction in New York attracted top collectors and dealers who competed for paintings by the most popular artists known for this genre, such as Sir Alfred J. Munnings and Montague Dawson. Works by Munnings represented the top three prices in the auction, with $937,000 being paid for The Start Newmarket, making this the most expensive sporting painting sold in America this season. There was also a strong demand for depictions of African wildlife, continuing a trend we have been seeing for two years, and a wonderful tribute to Bob Kuhn, who passed away in October 2007.”
Please note all prices include buyer's premium. Sale session totals are net aggregate figures plus premiums. Sotheby's buyer's premium is 25% of the hammer price on the first $20,000, 20% of the hammer price up to and including $500,000, and 12% thereafter on each lot.
