Pi-eX TOP 10

New York & London Art Evening Sales at
Sotheby's, Christie's and Phillips


YEAR 2017


TOP 10 luckiest buyers in 2017

When buying fine art at auctions, most buyers know that the final Hammer Price (HP) can often end up being much more than the Low Estimate. The following buyers were actually able to buy the artwork of their choice for much less than the initial Low Estimates, making them the top 10 luckiest buyers.

Source: Pi-eX Ltd proprietary database of auction results
1. "5 Deaths", Andy Warhol
  • LE - HE (*): £2.2m - £3.2m
  • Hammer Price (HP): £800,000
  • HP/LE: 36%
  • Sotheby's Contemporary evening sale, London
  • 3. "Saule pleureur", Claude Monet
  • LE - HE (*): £15m - £25m
  • Hammer Price (HP): £7.8m
  • HP/LE (**): 52%
  • Christie's Impressionist evening sale, London
  • 5. "L'orgue de Barbarie ou Le joueur d'orgue", Pierre Bonnard
  • LE - HE (*): $500,000 - $700,000
  • Hammer Price (HP): $300,000
  • HP/LE (**): 60%
  • Christie's Impressionist evening sale, New York
  • 7. "The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine" Master of the Misericordia
  • LE - HE (*): £150,000 - £200,000
  • Hammer Price (HP): £90,000
  • HP/LE (**): 60%
  • Sotheby's Old Masters evening sale, London
  • 9. "Joueur de flûte et femme nue", Pablo Picasso
  • LE - HE (*): £6.5m - £8.5m
  • Hammer Price (HP): £4m
  • HP/LE (**): 62%
  • Christie's Impressionist evening sale, London
  • 2. "The Adoration of the Magi", Spinello Aretino
  • LE - HE (*): £200,000 - £300,000
  • Hammer Price (HP): £100,000
  • HP/LE (**): 50%
  • Sotheby's Old Masters evening sale, London
  • 4. "Piccolo cavaliere", Marino Marini
  • LE - HE (*): $1.5m - $2.5m
  • Hammer Price (HP): $900,000
  • HP/LE (**): 60%
  • Christie's Impressionist evening sale, New York
  • 6. "The Madonna And Child Enthroned...", Mariotto di Nardo
  • LE - HE (*): £200,000 - £300,000
  • Hammer Price (HP): £120,000
  • HP/LE (**): 60%
  • Sotheby's Old Masters evening sale, London
  • 8. "Untitled (Black Butterfly Grey)", Mark Grotjahn
  • LE - HE (*): $1.8m - $2.5m
  • Hammer Price (HP): $1.1m
  • HP/LE (**): 61%
  • Christie's Contemporary evening sale, New York
  • 10. "Superficie bianca", Enrico Castellani
  • LE - HE (*): £250,000 - £350,000
  • Hammer Price (HP): £160,000
  • HP/LE (**): 64%
  • Phillips Contemporary evening sale, London
  • (*) LE - HE: Low Estimate - High Estimate
    (**) HP/LE: Hammer Price over Low Estimate

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