Emile Louis Truffot's Auction Record Jumps 175%
3 min read · 08 Feb 2025
Amazone Lybienne (Libyan Amazon). Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Emile Louis Truffot, Amazone Lybienne (Libyan Amazon) (1883) sold for $114,000, more than one and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on February 7. The bronze work has been traded 4 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $73,300, a 175% rise.
The previous record was set by A Life Size Bronze Figure of a Nubian Girl (1883), which sold for $40,700 at Tennants Auctioneers on July 21, 2018.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025-02-07 | Amazone Lybienne (Libyan Amazon) | $114,000 | 180 % | Sotheby's | New York |
2018-07-21 | A Life Size Bronze Figure of a Nubian Girl | $40,700 | - | Tennants Auctioneers | Leyburn |
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