Phillips got its Fall season started earlier this week with its New Now contemporary art sale in New York. Photographically, there was little to report – with an overall Buy-In rate for photography coming in at less than 25% and no positive surprises, the Total Sale Proceeds fell just above the low end of the pre-sale estimate range.
The summary statistics are below (all results include the buyer’s premium):
| Summary Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Total Lots | 32 |
| Aggregate Pre Sale Low Estimate | $243000 |
| Aggregate Pre Sale High Estimate | $363000 |
| Total Lots Sold | 25 |
| Total Lots Bought In | 7 |
| Buy In % | 21.88% |
| Total Sale Proceeds | $267188 |
Here is the breakdown (using the Low, Mid, and High definitions from the preview post):
| Detailed Breakdown | |
|---|---|
| Low Total Lots | 20 |
| Total Low Lots Sold | 15 |
| Total Low Lots Bought In | 5 |
| Low Buy In % | 25.00% |
| Aggregate High Estimate of Low Lots | $112000 |
| Total Proceeds from Low Lots | $80938 |
| Mid Total Lots | 12 |
| Total Mid Lots Sold | 10 |
| Total Mid Lots Bought In | 2 |
| Mid Buy In % | 16.67% |
| Aggregate High Estimate of Mid Lots | $251000 |
| Total Proceeds from Mid Lots | $186250 |
| 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 photography lot by High estimate was lot 65, Chuck Close, Cindy, Ellen, Kiki, Laurie, Lorna, 2000, estimated at $30000-50000 (image in preview post); it was also the top photography outcome of the sale at $37500.
84.00% of the lots that sold had proceeds in or above the estimate range and there were no positive surprises in the sale (defined as having proceeds of at least double the high estimate). The closest thing to a positive surprise was lot 99, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Pictures of car radios while good music was plying, 2004, estimated at $3000-5000, sold at $9375 (image above via Phillips).
The complete lot by lot results can be found here.
