Actress Lauren Bacall dropped to 740 lots for auction posthumously Bonhams and none was left without a lengthy auction buyer in 20 hours divided into two days to reach the total of 3.64 million dollars.
The drawing power of the protagonist of “The Big Sleep” and ex-wife Humphrey Bogart was indisputable: 1,500 buyers from 34 countries fought to scrape some object that would last for the life of “The Skinny”, as they called the Hollywood golden
The amount from the start. time was more remarkable than quality. The apartment in which the actress died in the Dakota building in New York, was crowded with objects of all kinds. . Since remarkable pottery pieces up whose only value was to have belonged to the legendary actress
In fact, most successful works in double session will not go down in the annals of art history: ” American White Pelican “, a painting of 1836 John James Audubon , was the best paid, as it reached $ 173,000, tripling the most optimistic estimates.
Le followed by two landscapes Albert York sold in tandem by $ 161,000 (which accounted record for the artist) and a sculpture of his great friend Henry Moore , “Three -Quarter Mother and Child “, which won by 118,750.
It is true that precisely prized sculptures Bacall Moore entered the auction last November dedicated to Impressionism and Modern Art, and two bronzes reached nearly 1.5 million between the two.
Today, although it was not the bulk of the session, the pieces mythomaniacs also shone. All that had the name “Bogart” far exceeded estimates.
A ring of amethyst, turquoise and diamonds designed by Jean Schlumberger reached $ 52,500, when he had been assessed a maximum of 12,000.
A trunk Oscar winner for “The African Queen” reached $ 47,500 starting from just 1,000, while its table games sold for 26,250 and a set of silver donated by another Hollywood legend, Spencer Tracy , totaled $ 16,250.
Bacall, who died last year at age 89 at his home in New York, posthumously made clear that its wake still worth millions.
EFE
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