Christie’s London Staff Auction Totals $28,700

A work by Prapasri Suwannakhot was the headline sale at Christie's 'Studio 1766: Christie’s London Staff Art Show' auction on December 3-17 in London.

• The sale totaled $28,700 (GBP21,500), falling short of its pre-sale low estimate.

Snapshot of the sale

• 43 works sold totaling $28,700.
• Estimates totaled: $48,100 (low) and $71,400 (high), excluding premiums.
• The sell-through rate was 47% of the original 92 lots announced.

The star lot was: Prapasri Suwannakhot, Prosperity Orchid Brooch (2023), which sold for $9,336, 16% above its $8,019 low estimate.

The outperformer sold for 281% above its low estimate. Kevin Frazer, Woman on a Bench (2018), sold for $1,019 ($267 low estimate).

• 11 works, or 26%, sold above their high estimate.
• 24 works, or 56%, sold within their low and high estimate.
• 8 works, or 19%, 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: Grace, Constellations (2025), estimated at $5,346 (low) to $8,019 (high).

Withdrawn before the sale

0 works were withdrawn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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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