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31 March 2016

RESULTS | THE COLLECTION OF CARROLL PETRIE & EUROPEAN DECORATIVE ARTS FROM THE BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM OF ART, ALABAMA, INCLUDING THE EUGENIA WOODWARD HITT COLLECTION

SALE RESULTS: The Collection of Carroll Petrie & European Decorative Arts from the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, Including the Eugenia Woodward Hitt Collection | 31 March 2016Sale Total: $2,767,250 (USD)91% sold by value | 95% sold by lot
New York Americas 31 March 2016

SALE RESULTS:

The Collection of Carroll Petrie & European Decorative Arts from the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, Including the Eugenia Woodward Hitt Collection | 31 March 2016

Sale Total: $2,767,250 (USD)

91% sold by value | 95% sold by lot

Please click HERE for the results with images and cataloguing

The top lot of the sale was TWO MEISSEN PORCELAIN MODELS OF JAYS (Lot 1290) from the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama collection which realized $137,000 against an estimate of $12,000 - $18,000.

The top lot from The Collection of Carroll Petrie was A ROYAL LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, AMARANTH AND MARQUETRY COMMODE (Lot 1114) which realized $100,000.

“The Collection of Carroll Petrie & Property from the Birmingham Museum of Art achieved a sell-through rate by lot of 91%, highlighting that provenance and museum property creates tremendous market interest and strong results,” commented Andrew McVinish, Regional Director of Sales, and Gemma Sudlow, Head of Private and Iconic Collections.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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* Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will apply in addition to the hammer price - see Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of the sale catalogue. *Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium.