Rago Pop Insider: The Collection of the Artist Idelle Weber Auction Totals $463,300

A work by Andy Warhol was the headline sale at Rago 'Pop Insider: The Collection of the Artist Idelle Weber' auction on November 11.

• The sale totaled $463,300, exceeding the pre-sale high estimate.

Snapshot of the sale

• 49 works sold totaling $463,300.
• Estimates totaled: $286,000 (low) and $431,500 (high), excluding premiums.
• The sell-through rate was 89% of the original 55 lots announced.

The star lot was: Andy Warhol, Liz (Rare Variant) (1964), which sold for $166,400, 66% above its $100,000 low estimate. It has not been traded before.

The outperformer sold for 668% above its low estimate. After Andy Warhol, Flowers (Castelli Holiday Card) (1964), sold for $3,840 ($500 low estimate). It has not been traded before.

• 24 works, or 49%, sold above their high estimate.
• 16 works, or 33%, sold within their low and high estimate.
• 9 works, or 18%, sold below their low estimate.
• 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.

Guaranteed sales

No sales had a guarantee.

Works that did not sell

6 works were bought-in, including: David Hockney, Henry Avoiding the Sun, August 1976 (1976), estimated at $2,000 (low) to $3,000 (high). It has not been traded before.

Withdrawn before the sale

0 works were withdrawn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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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