Mohammed Sami Leads Bonhams $655,600 'Post- War & Contemporary Art Online' Auction

A work by Mohammed Sami was the headline sale at Bonhams 'Post- War & Contemporary Art Online' auction on June 27.

• The sale totaled $655,600, falling short of its pre-sale low estimate.

Snapshot of the sale

• 28 works sold totaling $655,600.
• Estimates totaled: $785,400 (low) and $1.2m (high), excluding premiums.
• The sell-through rate was 45% of the original 62 lots announced.

The star lot was: Mohammed Sami, During the Journey (2015), which sold for $241,400, 125% above its $101,100 low estimate. It has not been traded before.

The outperformer sold for 600% above its low estimate. Eva Aeppli, Céline (1971), sold for $29,100 ($3,793 low estimate). It has been traded twice in the past.

• 12 works, or 43%, sold above their high estimate.
• 16 works, or 57%, 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

34 works were bought-in, including: Os Gemeos, Untitled (2012), estimated at $88,500 (low) to $126,400 (high). It has been traded twice in the past.

Withdrawn before the sale

0 works were withdrawn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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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