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Auction Name Fine Art (16th – 20th Century) and Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints Total Sales (EUR) 76,556.88
Auction Date October 16, 2017 - October 16, 2017 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 41,980.00
Sale Number #101617 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 63,870.00
Total Lots 103
Sold Lots 74 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 86,970.00
% of Lots Sold 71.84% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 129,730.00
Unsold Lots 29 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 59.01%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
192 BOTERO, Fernando (Colombian 1932).

Man on horseback, 1984/c. 1985

1984/c. 1985 EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 27,324.00
259 DUMAS, Marlene (South African 1953).

Portrait of a young Nelson Mandela. 'Would you trust this man with your daughter?, 2008

2008 EUR 4,500.00 - 5,500.00 EUR 5,464.80
98 TOOROP, Jan (Dutch 1858 - 1928).

Koninklijke Fabriek de Stearine Kaarsenfabriek Gouda 1880-1905, 1905

1905 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 5,216.40
225 DANIELS, René (Dutch 1950).

Lland Stival, 1985

1985 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 4,222.80
240 DIEDERIX, Elspeth (Kenyan 1971).

Katja, 2002

2002 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 2,359.80
242 DIJKSTRA, Rineke (Dutch 1959).

Rome, 1981

1981 EUR 200.00 - 250.00 EUR 2,235.60
199 BRAQUE, Georges (French 1882 - 1963).

L'oiseau Jaune [The Yellow Bird], 1959

1959 EUR 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 1,863.00
191 BOOM, Irma (typography) & Johan PIJNAPPEL (red.)

SHV 1896-1996

[1996]. EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 1,738.80
216 CORBIJN, Anton (Dutch 1955) - Berend STRIK (Dutch 1960).

Mandela Landscape, 2003/2013

2003/2013 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 1,738.80
145 BEECROFT, Vanessa (Italian 1969).

Untitled (VB27.37.VB), 1997

1997 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 1,366.20
215 CONSTANT (Constant NIEUWENHUIS, Dutch 1920 - 2005).

Cyrano déclare son amour [Cyrano declares his love], 1979

1979 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,117.80
189 BOGART, Bram (Dutch, Belgian 1921 - 2012).

Geel / rood [Yellow / red], 1989

1989 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,055.70
258 DUMAS, Marlene (South African 1953).

Couples, 1982

1982 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 993.60
128 ARAKI, Nobuyoshi (Japanese 1940).

Untitled, 1998

1998 EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 745.20
130 ARMANDO (Dutch 1929) .

Fahne, 1986

1986 EUR 500.00 - 700.00 EUR 745.20
219 CORNEILLE (Dutch 1922 - 2010).

Femme et Oiseau, 1971

1971 EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 745.20
233 DELAUNAY, Sonia (Ukrainian, 1885 - 1979).

Totem, 1970

1970 EUR 600.00 - 900.00 EUR 745.20
52 KLIMT - STROBL, Alice.

Die Zeichnungen 1878 - 1903; 1904 - 1912 & 1912 -1918. Three volumes

[1980-1984] EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 683.10
56 KOLLWITZ, Käthe (German 1867 - 1945).

Sturm [Riot], 1897/1921

1897/1921 EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 621.00
70 MUNCH, Edvard (Norwegian 1863 - 1944).

Portrait of a boy [Andreas Schwarz], 1906

1906 EUR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 621.00
127 ARAKI, Nobuyoshi (Japanese 1940).

Untitled, 1998

1998 EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 621.00
241 DIEDERIX, Elspeth (Kenyan 1971).

BMW, 2003

2003 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 621.00
123 APPEL, Karel (Dutch 1921 - 2006).

Faces, 1971

1971 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 558.90
232 DELAUNAY, Sonia (Ukrainian 1885 - 1979).

Composition, c. 1970

c. 1970 EUR 400.00 - 600.00 EUR 527.85
99 TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, Henri de (French 1864 - 1901).

Linger, longer loo (Yvette Guilbert), 1898

1898 EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 496.80
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