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Ketterer Kunst announces results of Rare Books Auction in Hamburg
Aristotle, Logica vetus, Pergamenthandschrift, um 1250. Estimate: 60,000 / $ 70,200. Sold: 90,000 / $ 105.300.
HAMBURG
.- With total proceeds of more than 1.4 million, the Rare Books Auction at Ketterer Kunst in Hamburg on May 31, 2021 yielded a very good result. The sales quota in the Evening Sale alone was at 85 % and many of the objects on offer changed owners with excellent price increases. The evenings undisputed star was a 13th century vellum manuscript with texts on logic by Aristotle.
With the Logica vetus Aristotle did not only lay the foundations for higher education in all of medieval Europe, but also had an impact on methods and discussions in almost every other scientific discipline. In light of this it is little surprising that this extremely rare compilation of medieval texts was hotly contested by a number of proxy bids and online bidders, as well as by nearly half a dozen phone bidde
Digital technology spurs Ketterer Kunst to world records in Covid year
Gerhard Richter, Christiane und Kerstin. Estimate: 580,000. Sold for: 2,625,000.
MUNICH
.- Proceeds of nearly 30 million grossed in the second half of 2020 made for the best season result on the German market for the fifth consecutive time for Ketterer Kunst, the leading auction house for Art of the 19th, 20th and 21st Century. A sales total of 60 million for all of 2020 repeatedly confirmed the houses number one position in the ranking of German art auction houses. Despite Covid, the company keeps up with the record level of the two previous years. With 126 results in six-figure realms, the to date record mark of 114 was also topped. Additionally, three results beyond the magic million euro line, as well as numerous world records also contribute to the companys excellent standing.