Chesley Bonestell Leads $2.93m Paul Allen Sale 'Over the Horizon: Art of the Future' at Christie's

A work by Chesley Bonestell was the headline sale at Christie's Online 'Over the Horizon: Art of the Future from the Paul G. Allen Collection' auction on September 12.

• The sale totaled $2.93m, exceeding the pre-sale high estimate.

Snapshot of the sale

• 57 works sold totaling $2.93m.
• Estimates totaled: $356,400 (low) and $541,000 (high), excluding premiums.
• The sell-through rate was 100%, so a white-glove sale.

The star lot was: Chesley Bonestell, SATURN AS SEEN FROM TITAN (1952), which sold for $302,400, 908% above its $30,000 low estimate. It has been traded 4 times in the past.

The outperformer sold for 3365% above its low estimate. Fred Freeman, CLEAN AIR PARK (1959), sold for $27,700 ($800 low estimate). It has been traded once in the past.

• 55 works, or 96%, sold above their high estimate.
• 2 works, or 4%, 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Withdrawn before the sale

0 works were withdrawn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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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