3 min read · 23 May 2024
Femme nue debout vers la droite by Auguste Rodin sold for $121,200. Image courtesy of Bonhams Skinner
A work by Auguste Rodin was the headline sale at Bonhams Skinner 'European Art' auction on May 22.
The star lot was: Auguste Rodin, Femme nue debout vers la droite (Undated), which sold for $121,200, 1600% above its $7,000 low estimate. It has been traded 3 times in the past.
The outperformer sold for 1600% above its low estimate. Auguste Rodin, Femme nue debout vers la droite (Undated), sold for $121,200 ($7,000 low estimate). It has been traded 3 times in the past.
Breakdown of results against auction house estimates that are disclosed
No sales had a guarantee.
27 works were bought-in, including: Jean Georges Vibert, Les Débuts d'Un Confesseur (1869), estimated at $15,000 (low) to $25,000 (high). It has been traded 3 times in the past.
0 works were withdrawn
All results include the fees and premiums added to the price of a work of art when the auctioneer's hammer falls. Sale prices are compared to the auction house’s low estimate, which do not include premiums.
Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.
Bought-in: If there are no bids for a work, or if bidding falls short of the reserve price, the lot is unsold or “bought-in”.
Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.
Premiums: Typically a sliding-scale of charges paid in addition to the hammer price by the buyer, plus any other fees.