Edwin Landseer’s high profile Neptune estimated to sell for between $800,000 – 1.2 million did not find a buyer at Christie’s Dog Sale today. Richard Ansdell’s Two King Charles Spaniels, and Aurthur Wardle’s Bulldogs of the Twentieth Century remained unsold as well.
But John Singer Sargent’s Pointy was a star, selling for $432,000, well above the $60,000 – $80,000 asking price! Jean-Léon Gérôme’s, Etude de Chien d Terra-Nuova, the gorgeous Newfoundland portrait, also exceeded expectations, selling for $204,000, above the $120,000 – $180,000 estimates.
And a big surprise was Thomas Blinks’s Waiting for the Guns (above), which was estimated to sell for $200,000 – $300,000. And it went for $564,000! This is a World Auction Record for the artist, doubling his previous record.
Overall, Clare McKeon, VP, British & Irish Art, is said to have been pleased with Christie’s inaugural Dog Sale which saw strong bidding from American private clients and broke World Auction Records for the artists Thomas Blinks, Thomas Hewes Hinckley and Niki de Saint Phalle (see next post below).