3 min read · 18 Sep 2024
Untitled by Rafa Macarron sold for $80,500. Image courtesy of Phillips
A work by Rafa Macarron was the headline sale at Phillips 'Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, London' on September 17.
The star lot was: Rafa Macarron, Untitled (2012), which sold for $80,500, 75% above its $45,900 low estimate. It has been traded once in the past.
The outperformer sold for 924% above its low estimate. Theodore Ereira-Guyer, For Each Eye (2016), sold for $80,500 ($7,860 low estimate). It has been traded once in the past.
Breakdown of results against auction house estimates that are disclosed
No sales had a guarantee.
16 works were bought-in, including: Caroline Walker, Just Visiting (2004), estimated at $39,300 (low) to $65,500 (high). It has not been traded before.
1 work was withdrawn before the sale: Helen Johnson, Untitled (2016) estimated at $19,700 (low) to $26,200 (high).
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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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.