Home / Market reports / September 2013 Art auction market report: September 2013 In September 2013, ArtSell recorded 3,473 auction lots from 17 auction houses, of which 1,764 sold (51% sell-through). The 1,764 sales with a published price total $19,361,169, with a median of $2,200 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Finn Juhl, “'Chieftain' armchair”, at $677,521 (Phillips). 15 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Lots offered
3,473
17 houses
Sold
1,764
51% sell-through
Total
$19M
1,764 priced sales
Top sales # Work Artist House · date Price 1 'Chieftain' armchair , circa 1949 Finn Juhl Phillips · Sep 26, 2013$677,521 (£422,500) 2 Three works: Three Women (Light I, II, III) , 2005 Christopher Wool Phillips · Sep 19, 2013$437,000 3 Untitled (Drawings off the wall) , 2011 Oscar Murillo Phillips · Sep 19, 2013$401,000 4 'Présidence' desk, model no. 201 , 1952 Jean Prouvé Phillips · Sep 26, 2013$311,900 (£194,500) 5 Important and unique illuminated triptych psyché, designed for Madame Agnès, Salon de le Rue Saint-Florentin, Paris , 1926 Jean Dunand Phillips · Sep 26, 2013$273,414 (£170,500) 6 Unique pair of wall-mounted nightstands, designed for the Orengo House, Turin , 1949 Carlo Mollino Phillips · Sep 26, 2013$273,414 (£170,500) 7 Untitled , 2008 Kelley Walker and Wade Guyton Phillips · Sep 19, 2013$245,000 8 Pair of ‘Trefle’ armchairs, commissioned by the Legation de France, Helsinki , 1950 Jean Royere Phillips · Sep 26, 2013$215,684 (£134,500) 9 Sofa , circa 1931 Tomaso Buzzi Phillips · Sep 26, 2013$215,684 (£134,500) 10 Important dining table and wall-mounted serving shelf unit, commissioned for the Casa Minerbi, Ferrara , 1950 Piero Bottoni Phillips · Sep 26, 2013$215,684 (£134,500) 11 ‘Trapézoïdale’ low table, model ‘cerfs et aux chiens’ , conceived circa 1963, executed circa 1980 Diego Giacometti Phillips · Sep 26, 2013$196,441 (£122,500) 12 Prototype 'Roman' armchair , circa 1960 Hans J. Wegner Phillips · Sep 26, 2013$196,441 (£122,500) 13 Pair of armchairs, model no. LC/PJ-SI-42-A/B, designed for the High Court and Assembly, Chandigarh , circa 1955-1956 Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret Phillips · Sep 26, 2013$177,198 (£110,500) 14 ‘Spiral’ ceiling light, designed for the University of Aarhus , 1942 Poul Henningsen Phillips · Sep 26, 2013$167,576 (£104,500) 15 Very rare 'Quille' double bed, commissioned by Mr and Mrs Balsan, Paris , circa 1956 Jean Royere Phillips · Sep 26, 2013$157,955 (£98,500)
Top American artists Ranked by total of priced sales in the month; region from the artist’s recorded nationality.
Top American artists, September 2013 # Artist Total sold Priced sales Top result 1 Christopher Wool American
$463,250 3 Three works: Three Women (Light I, II, III) — $437,0002 Keith Haring American
$268,750 3 Untitled — $112,5003 Andy Warhol American
$205,037 7 Still Life with Coca Cola bottle — $100,0004 Vik Muniz American
$183,750 4 New York Movie after Edward Hopper from the series Pictures of Pigment — $60,0005 Adam McEwen American
$180,625 3 Rubbermaid Step Stool — $118,7506 Jean-Michel Basquiat American
$116,250 2 Untitled — $100,0007 Alexander Calder American
$101,450 3 Jeux de l'Oie — $100,9008 Kenny Scharf American
$100,000 2 Smiling Spermy Spiralies II — $56,2509 George Condo American
$94,298 3 Untitled (Portrait of a Woman) — $56,25010 Nan Goldin American
$67,813 7 Joana's Back in the Doorway, Chateauneuf de Gadagne, Avignon — $25,000
Top European artists Top European artists, September 2013 # Artist Total sold Priced sales Top result 1 Gio Ponti Italian
$343,472 10 Integrated sideboard and bookcase — $138,7112 Jean Dunand Swiss
$299,472 3 Important and unique illuminated triptych psyché, designed for Madame Agnès, Salon de le Rue Saint-Florentin, Paris — $273,4143 Carlo Mollino Italian
$273,414 1 Unique pair of wall-mounted nightstands, designed for the Orengo House, Turin — $273,4144 Max Ingrand French
$230,518 8 'Dahlia' sixteen-armed chandelier, model no. 1563 — $56,1265 Diego Giacometti Swiss
$196,441 1 ‘Trapézoïdale’ low table, model ‘cerfs et aux chiens’ — $196,4416 Barbara Hepworth British
$125,528 1 Untitled — $125,5287 Tapio Wirkkala Finnish
$123,678 5 Important unique leaf dish, from the IX Triennale, Milan — $80,1808 Wilhelm Kåge Swedish
$111,250 11 Cylindrical ribbed 'Farsta' vase — $20,0459 Axel Salto Danish
$109,245 5 Vase in the 'Sprouting' style — $36,08110 Pablo Picasso Spanish
$103,000 7 Grande Tête de Femme au Chapeau — $80,500
New artist records The artist’s best price this month exceeded every earlier priced result for them in the ArtSell database (artists with at least three earlier priced results).
Artist Work Price Previous high Finn Juhl 'Chieftain' armchair Phillips $677,521 $8,400 (21 earlier) Carlo Mollino Unique pair of wall-mounted nightstands, designed for the Orengo House, Turin Phillips $273,414 $180,000 (3 earlier) Hans J. Wegner Prototype 'Roman' armchair Phillips $196,441 $50,261 (137 earlier) Poul Henningsen ‘Spiral’ ceiling light, designed for the University of Aarhus Phillips $167,576 $161,000 (15 earlier) Axel Einar Hjorth Desk and chair Phillips $148,333 $21,264 (4 earlier) Gio Ponti Integrated sideboard and bookcase Phillips $138,711 $81,250 (65 earlier) Barbara Hepworth Untitled Sworders $125,528 $62,552 (13 earlier) Alvar Aalto Large ‘Beehive’ ceiling light, model no. A332 Phillips $84,189 $36,729 (52 earlier) Arne Jacobsen Tall-backed ‘Oxford’ chair, designed for the dining hall, St. Catherine's College, Oxford Phillips $84,189 $20,400 (53 earlier) Tapio Wirkkala Important unique leaf dish, from the IX Triennale, Milan Phillips $80,180 $16,800 (20 earlier) Pierre Jeanneret 'Public bench', model no. PJ-SI-37-B, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh Phillips $64,144 $57,994 (13 earlier) Ado Chale Coffee table Phillips $64,144 $54,128 (3 earlier) Alex Prager Despair Phillips $62,500 $30,000 (3 earlier) André Arbus Unique table Phillips $60,135 $57,994 (3 earlier) Kenny Scharf Smiling Spermy Spiralies II Phillips $56,250 $40,348 (20 earlier)
Auction houses this month Pananti (1,072) Phillips (608) Whyte's (243) Sloans & Kenyon (221) Wright (220) Bonhams (215) Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (188) Clarke Auction Gallery (121) Lempertz (107) SOGA (106) Toovey's (79) Leonard Joel (76) Sworders (72) Agra-Art (52) Levis Fine Art Auctions (49) Jackson's International Auctioneers (43) Artmark (1)