PHILLIPS OCTOBER EDITIONS AUCTION TOTALS $4.7 MILLION/ £3.1 MILLION / €4.25 MILLION, SELLING 88% BY VALUE AND 85% BY LOT
NEW YORK – 27 October 2015 – Phillips Evening & Day Editions Auctions totaled $4.7 million, £3.1 million, €4.25 million, selling 88% by value and 85% by lot. More than 10% of the 300 lots achieved record prices during the sale, with all-time highs reached by four of the top 10 lots, including works by Andy Warhol, Donald Judd and Frank Stella.
Kelly Troester and Cary Leibowitz, Worldwide Co-Directors of Editions, said, “We are once again delighted with the results from our October Editions Including Works on Paper auctions. We continue to post strong results for our clients as we present a variety of spectacular works for sale. Our sales total of $19.9 million for 2015 was our strongest year on record, and we are grateful to our international team of experts in New York and London who work closely to deliver an outstanding auction experience at our showrooms, as well as via our new online auction platform Phillips Live.”
In addition to lively bidding in the auction room and via telephone, the Phillips digital saleroom was especially active during the sale with 442 online registered users – a 215% increase in online registrants from last season’s sale.
Top Ten Lots
74 ANDY WARHOL Grapes $137,000 / £89,587 / €124,068
13 PABLO PICASSO Grande tête de femme au chapeau orné $125,000 / £81,730 / €113,189
65 WAYNE THIEBAUD Nickel Machine $112,500 / £73,557 / €101,863
55 JOSEPH BEUYS Felt Suit $100,000 / £65,381 / €90,545
73 ANDY WARHOL Shoes $100,000 / £65,381 / €90,545
49 CHRISTOPHER WOOL Run Dog Run $93,750 / £61,301 / €84,896
31 WILLEM DE KOONING Quatre Lithographies $ 93,750 / £61,301 / €84,896
37 DONALD JUDD Untitled $92,500 / £60,490 / €83,766
69 ROBERT INDIANA Book of Love $87,500 / £57,220 / €79,238
27 FRANK STELLA Sinjerli Variations $81,250 / £53,133 / €73,594
Top Records
74 ANDY WARHOL Grapes $137,000 / £89,587 / €124,068 world record for this set
73 ANDY WARHOL Shoes $100,000 / £65,381 / €90,545 world record for this print
37 DONALD JUDD Untitled $92,500 / £60,490 / €83,766 world record for this set
27 FRANK STELLA Sinjerli Variations $81,250 / £53,133 / €73,594 world record for this set
57 JOSEPH BEUYS The Silence $81,250 / £53,133 / €73,594 world record for this edition
66 WAYNE THIEBAUD Candy Apples $68,750 / £44,921 / €62,176 world record for this print
64 DAVID HOCKNEY Lithographic Water Made of Lines and Crayon $47,500 / £31,033 / €42,958 world record for this print
38 DONALD JUDD Untitled $40,000 / £26,135 / €36175 world record for this set
71 JEFF KOONS Jeff Koons $40,000 / £26,135 / €36,175 world record for the set
43 SOL LEWITT All Combinations of Arcs… $37,500 / £24,492 / €33,934 world record for this set
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*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium; prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer’s premium.
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