Bonhams Diane Keaton: The Architecture of an Icon Auction Totals $1.2m

A work by United Artists was the headline sale at Bonhams 'Diane Keaton: The Architecture of an Icon' auction on June 8-8 in New York.

• The sale totaled $1.2m, exceeding the pre-sale high estimate.

Snapshot of the sale

• 50 works sold totaling $1.2m.
• Estimates totaled: $217,900 (low) and $343,800 (high), excluding premiums.
• The sell-through rate was 100%, so a white-glove sale.

The star lot was: United Artists, AN ANNIE HALL SCRIPT (1977), which sold for $394,200, 19610% above its $2,000 low estimate.

The outperformer sold for 19610% above its low estimate. United Artists, AN ANNIE HALL SCRIPT (1977), sold for $394,200 ($2,000 low estimate).

• 47 works, or 94%, sold above their high estimate.
• 3 works, or 6%, sold within their low and high estimate.
• 0 works, or 0%, sold below their low estimate.
• 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.

Guaranteed sales

No sales had a guarantee.

Works that did not sell

0 works were bought-in.

Withdrawn before the sale

0 works were withdrawn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. 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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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.