{"id":6557,"date":"2018-11-18T15:27:06","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T20:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/?p=6557"},"modified":"2022-06-22T18:12:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T22:12:11","slug":"the-winning-pair-modernism-and-provenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hessfineart.com\/articles\/collectibles\/the-winning-pair-modernism-and-provenance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Winning Pair: Modernism And Provenance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Harry Bertoia<\/a>\u00a0was a modern artist in the \u201960s who created all kinds of unusual metalwork. His pieces sold in art galleries and furniture galleries along with the likes of Knolls, who was a purveyor of modernist, Danish modern and other mid-century artists.<\/p>

Our consignor had taken this sculpture to Antiques Roadshow, which gave a retail value in the $30,000
range. She brought it to us, understanding the auction value would be less. A similar piece online sold at a major\u00a0 auction house for $16,000.\u00a0 We suggested she give us a reasonable reserve. She said $9,000, but we were confident it could sell for much more \u2014 so we agreed on an $11,000 reserve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Why were we so confident? After all, with several branches bent, one of the golden-colored knobs missing and the entire piece oxidized, its condition was not good. However, this woman had rock-solid provenance. She had the original letter from the artist, as well as a receipt thanking her for her purchase and naming the piece The Golden Tree.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We sold it for her at auction and were able to receive a hammer price of over $16,000.\u00a0 A hammer price is described as the price when the hammer comes down \u2014 before the buyer\u2019s premium is added and the seller\u2019s premium is
subtracted. Even with our fee, our consignor did quite well \u2014 which proves that your reliable local auction venue, Hess Fine Art, is capable of getting as much money (or more, in this case) as a major auction house.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This is an archival article formerly written and is for informational purposes only. The valuations in this article have likely changed since it was first written.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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