A selection of lesser known Helmut Newton prints generally met expectations at the recent online sale at Phillips in London. All of the lots found buyers, but more than 40% of the lots sold below their estimate ranges. With just a couple of positive surprises to pump up the numbers a bit, the Total Sale Proceeds (of roughly £230K) tallied up near the middle of the aggregate pre-sale estimate range.
The summary statistics are below (all results include the buyer’s premium):
| Summary Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Lots | 34 |
| Aggregate Pre Sale Low Estimate | £187000 |
| Aggregate Pre Sale High Estimate | £282000 |
| Total Lots Sold | 34 |
| Total Lots Bought In | 0 |
| Buy In % | 0.00% |
| Total Sale Proceeds | £232797 |
Here is the breakdown (using our typical Low, Mid, and High definitions):
| Detailed Breakdown | |
|---|---|
| Low Total Lots | 28 |
| Total Low Lots Sold | 28 |
| Total Low Lots Bought In | 0 |
| Low Buy In % | 0.00% |
| Aggregate High Estimate of Low Lots | £169000 |
| Total Proceeds from Low Lots | £144659 |
| Mid Total Lots | 6 |
| Total Mid Lots Sold | 6 |
| Total Mid Lots Bought In | 0 |
| Mid Buy In % | 0.00% |
| Aggregate High Estimate of Mid Lots | £113000 |
| Total Proceeds from Mid Lots | £88138 |
| Total High Lots | 0 |
| Total High Lots Sold | NA |
| Total High Lots Bought In | NA |
| High Buy In % | NA |
| Aggregate High Estimate of High Lots | £0 |
| Total Proceeds from High Lots | £0 |
The top lot by High estimate was tied between two lots, both estimated at £15000-25000: lot 7, Helmut Newton, Evi IV, Beverly Hills, 1996, and lot 9, Helmut Newton, Anonymous, Monte Carlo, 2000; lot 7 sold at £6096 and lot 9 was the top outcome of the sale at £35560 (image above, via Phillips).
Just 55.88% of the lots that sold had proceeds in or above the estimate range and there were a total of 2 positive surprises in the sale (defined as having proceeds of at least double the high estimate) (images above via Phillips):
Lot 10, Helmut Newton, Yves St. Laurent Creating a Dress, Paris, 1991, estimated at £5000-7000, sold at £15240
Lot 33, Helmut Newton, Woman Vomiting, Drinking, Hollywood, 1989, estimated at £3000-5000, sold at £13970
The complete lot by lot results can be found here.
