Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC, held its 3rd annual Sporting Sale on July 23rd and 24th at the Radisson Hotel in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Outstanding results included world record prices for Edmund Osthaus, Aiden Lassell Ripley, C.F. Tunnicliffe, and Chet Reneson. Copley’s superb offerings of sporting art, folk art, and decoys included over 500 lots that rang in at $3,200,000. On the heels of the sale’s success, Copley President and CEO Stephen O’Brien, Jr., stated, “We were extremely pleased with the bidder turn out, as well as, the prices realized for this year’s auction which exceeded expectations. To be up 20% from last year’s sale and set world records for major sporting artists in this economic climate is a testament to our firm’s position in the market place.” An industry leader, 90% of Copley’s lots found buyers.

A full list of Copley’s prices are available on their website at www.copleyart.com

Posted: 08|16|08 at 10:10 am. Filed under: US News.