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Waking Snake by Joseph Ayers, 2008, graphite on paper, offered Sep 2014© Bonhams — view on Bonhams website ↗

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Waking Snake

Joseph Ayers · 2008

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate $500 – $700 (≈ £308 – £431) (≈ €394 – €551)

Offered at Bonhams and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

Medium
Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →
As published: “graphite on paper”
Support
Paper
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated
Category
Drawings
Dimensions
18 3/4 x 23 3/8in
Auction house
Bonhams
Sale
Period Art & Design (21788)
Date
September 28, 2014
Location
San Francisco, United States
Lot
3064
Estimate
$500 – $700 (≈ £308 – £431) (≈ €394 – €551)
Source
Auction house bonhams.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice in 2014 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 2

  1. Waking Snake, Bonhams 2014

    Jul 20, 2014 · Bonhams

    Period Art and Design, lot 2062

    Bought in / unsold · est. $1,000 – $1,500

    As catalogued

    Joseph Ayers, “Waking Snake”, 2008

    graphite on paper

    18 3/4 x 23 3/8in

  2. Waking Snake, Bonhams 2014

    Sep 28, 2014 · Bonhams this result

    Period Art & Design, lot 3064

    Bought in / unsold · est. $500 – $700

    As catalogued

    Joseph Ayers, “Waking Snake”, 2008

    graphite on paper

    18 3/4 x 23 3/8in

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