Christie’s H. Rodes Sr. and Patricia Hart Collection Auction Totals $8.01m

A work by Barthélemy Prieur and Probably Cast and Finished by Guillaume Dupre was the headline sale at Christie's 'A Life of Discerning Passions: The Collection of H. Rodes Sr. and Patricia Hart: Live' auction on February 5 in New York.

• The sale totaled $8.01m, meeting the pre-sale estimate.

Snapshot of the sale

• 25 works sold totaling $8.01m.
• Estimates totaled: $6.32m (low) and $9.97m (high), excluding premiums.
• The sell-through rate was 83% of the original 30 lots announced.

The star lot was: Barthélemy Prieur and Probably Cast and Finished by Guillaume Dupre, A BRONZE GROUP OF HENRI IV ON HORSEBACK (1610), which sold for $1.65m, 10% above its $1.5m low estimate. It has been traded once in the past.

The outperformer sold for 646% above its low estimate. A Mennecy Commedia Dell'Arte Figure Of Pierrot, A MENNECY COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE FIGURE OF PIERROT (1750), sold for $59,700 ($8,000 low estimate). It has been traded once in the past.

• 13 works, or 52%, sold above their high estimate.
• 5 works, or 20%, sold within their low and high estimate.
• 7 works, or 28%, sold below their low estimate.
• 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.

Guaranteed sales

4 works were backed by guarantees, including: Attributed to Antonio Susini, A BRONZE GROUP OF NESSUS AND DEIANIERA (Undated). It sold for $1.33m, 33% above its $1m low estimate.. It has been traded twice in the past.

Works that did not sell

5 works were bought-in, including: Antonio Susini, A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE ‘CESARINI’ VENUS (Undated), estimated at $500,000 (low) to $800,000 (high). It has been traded twice in the past.

Withdrawn before the sale

1 work was withdrawn before the sale

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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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