Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Stolen Art Watch, Meissen Monkey Teapot Sells for Five Times Lower Estimate !!!


Remember the recent article in which Art Hostage found a near identical Monkey Teapot to that stolen from Sir Reggie Sheffield, coming up for sale at Bonhams and Butterfields in San Franscisco on June 15th ?

Backstory:
http://arthostage.blogspot.com/2009/06/stolen-art-watch-meissen-memo-to-sir.html

Well, the said Meissen Monkey Teapot Sold for $20,740 inclusive of Buyer's Premium against the estimate of $4,000-$6,000, five times lower estimate.

http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=USA&screen=lotdetailsNoFlash&iSaleItemNo=4209633&iSaleNo=17106&iSaleSectionNo=1

I'll let you know if Sir Reggie Sheffield was the buyer or if it was it Sir Elton John?
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The Meissen Monkey Teapot stolen from Sir Reggie Sheffield, below, is a much more true, crisp, perfect version.
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Perhaps one day both Meissen Monkey Teapots can live side by side in peace to be enjoyed by all !!
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