Rare Henry Moore sculpture sold for eight times estimate after bidding war
about 26 months ago (03/16/2022)
Rare Henry Moore sculpture sold for eight times estimate after bidding war | The Independent A sculpture by pioneering British artist Henry Moore has sold for £400,000 at auction after a bidding war. The lead sculpture, titled Mother And Child, is considered “extremely rare” as it is a material the sculptor used only for a short period in the 1930s during an experimental stage in his career, the auction house said. The piece was expected to sell for between £30,000 and £50,000 but instead a UK private collector bought it over the telephone for eight times the top estimate at Dreweatts’ Modern and Contemporary Art sale on Wednesday.