I’m delighted to tell you that I was wrong: The elegant self-portrait by Antony van Dyck, which I thought might be undervalued (here), sold at Sotheby’s in London last night for 8.3 million GBP, more than double the presale estimate of 2- to 3 milliom GBP (but including the buyer’s premium). That’s the good news. The bad, or disappointing, news is that it sold to Alfred Bader, in partnership with Philip Mould. Bader is a long-time collector.
Sotheby’s total tonight was GBP 15 million, or about $24.5 million, far below last night’s total at Christie’s. About 42% of the lots did not sell.
The results from Sotheby’s are here.
Whether I eat crow…matter of opinion.