Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin Leads Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr $349,200 '19th Century & Orientalist Art' Auction

Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin Leads Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr $349,200 '19th Century & Orientalist Art' Auction

3 min read  ·  15 May 2025

Paris by Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin sold for $63,000.
Image courtesy of Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr

Paris by Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin sold for $63,000. Image courtesy of Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr

A work by Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin was the headline sale at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr '19th Century & Orientalist Art' auction on May 14.

  • The sale totaled $349,200 (EUR312,200), falling short of its pre-sale low estimate.

Snapshot of the sale

  • 36 works sold totaling $349,200.
  • Estimates totaled: $494,700 (low) and $712,600 (high), excluding premiums.
  • The sell-through rate was 42% of the original 85 lots announced.

The star lot was: Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin, Paris (Undated), which sold for $63,000, 176% above its $22,700 low estimate. It has not been traded before.

The outperformer sold for 1410% above its low estimate. Attributed to Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin, Summer Night (Undated), sold for $25,800 ($1,706 low estimate). It has not been traded before.

Breakdown of results against auction house estimates that are disclosed

Breakdown of results against auction house estimates that are disclosed

  • 12 works, or 33%, sold above their high estimate.
  • 23 works, or 64%, sold within their low and high estimate.
  • 1 works, or 3%, sold below their low estimate.
  • 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.

Guaranteed sales

No sales had a guarantee.

Works that did not sell

49 works were bought-in, including: Victor Gilbert, Market Day (1881), estimated at $34,100 (low) to $56,900 (high). It has not been traded before.

Withdrawn before the sale

0 works were withdrawn

Terms and definitions

All results include the fees and premiums added to the price of a work of art when the auctioneer's hammer falls. Estimates, sale prices and totals are converted into US dollars. 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.


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