Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer Basel Sales Total CHF 4.9M, Led by Record Patek Philippe Result
Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer held its annual auction in Basel featuring Swiss Art, International Art before 1900 and Important Watches. The three sales reached CHF 4.9M (€5.4M). A new world record was set when the Patek Philippe “Beyer. No. 17” Ref. 3940 sold for CHF 762,150 (€843,113). A painting by Albert Anker fetched CHF 635,125 (€703,730), a work by Félix Vallotton reached CHF 317,560 (€351,833) and a painting by Corneille De La Haye sold for CHF 546,000 (€605,105).
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The record for the rare Ref. 3940, one of only ten examples with an English calendar from a limited anniversary series, indicates sustained collector demand for exceptional complication watches. Competitive bidding across telephone, room and online channels for the pre-1900 painting provides a benchmark for Old Masters interest at Swiss sales, while results for Anker and Vallotton offer pricing signals for 19th-century Swiss and French artists.
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- Artists: Albert Anker, Félix Vallotton, Corneille De La Haye
- Auction Houses: Artcurial
- Locations: Basel
- Prices: CHF 4.9M, CHF 762,150, CHF 635,125, CHF 317,560, CHF 546,000
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