3 min read · 09 Oct 2024
Still Life with Fruit and Flowers by George Leslie Hunter sold for $141,700. Image courtesy of Bonhams
A work by George Leslie Hunter was the headline sale at Bonhams 'Scottish Art' auction on October 9 in Edinburgh.
The star lot was: George Leslie Hunter, Still Life with Fruit and Flowers (Undated), which sold for $141,700, 79% above its $79,100 low estimate. It has been traded twice in the past.
The outperformer sold for 480% above its low estimate. Alexander Jamieson, The Tuileries Garden (Undated), sold for $5,355 ($923 low estimate).
Breakdown of results against auction house estimates that are disclosed
No sales had a guarantee.
35 works were bought-in, including: Samuel John Peploe Rsa, Luxembourg Gardens, Paris (Undated), estimated at $92,300 (low) to $131,800 (high). It has been traded 3 times in the past.
0 works were withdrawn
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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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.