Dear Bidders,
Thank you for your support and for contributing to another successful auction, which achieved a success rate of 90.6%. The total starting price of CZK 12,868,000 was impressively raised to CZK 28,848,125. Among the most expensive sold works were pieces by Josef Lada. For<a href="https://www.artslimit.com/cs/item/5256-velikonocni-motivy-josef-lada"> three gouaches with an Easter theme</a>, the new owner paid ten times the starting price&mdash;CZK 1,250,000 (starting price CZK 120,000). The second most expensive item of the day was Lada&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.artslimit.com/cs/item/5379-myslivec-josef-lada">Huntsman</a>, which reached CZK 912,000.
The highest increase was recorded by an oil painting on canvas by the Italian painter Giuseppe Pogna, titled <a href="https://www.artslimit.com/cs/item/5398-za-soumraku-giuseppe-pogna">Twilight</a>&nbsp;from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Its starting price of CZK 35,000 was exceeded more than twelvefold, with the painting selling for CZK 437,500.
Olbram Zoubek was represented in the auction an impressive twelve times. The most expensive piece was the sculpture <a href="https://www.artslimit.com/en/item/5312-teacher-and-student-olbram-zoubek">Teacher and Student</a>, sold for CZK 462,500, followed by <a href="https://www.artslimit.com/cs/item/5231-teta-olbram-zoubek">Teta</a>, which fetched CZK 404,250. As always, strong attention was also drawn to the group of works by the renowned and highly collected artist Vlastimil Bene&scaron;. This time, the highest price was achieved by the oil on hardboard <a href="https://www.artslimit.com/cs/item/5185-strechy-vlastimil-benes">Rooftops</a>, which rose from a starting price of CZK 50,000 to CZK 176,000.
Collectors also showed great interest in the auction&rsquo;s gems, including the iconic<a href="https://www.artslimit.com/cs/item/5197-submariner-date-rolex"> Rolex Submariner Date </a>watch model. Once again, a curated collection of iconic vintage handbags from prestigious fashion houses was featured. The most expensive of these was the limited-edition <a href="https://www.artslimit.com/cs/item/5190-birkin-casaque-35-limitovana-edice-hermes">Herm&egrave;s Birkin Casaque 35</a>, which sold for CZK 393,750.
The first eight items were auctioned as part of a charity sale. The proceeds, totaling CZK 786,600, will be used to support the awareness activities of the Czech non-profit initiative Save-Elephants.
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Dear bidders, thank you for your support! The success rate of the auction reached 90% and the total bidding price doubled to CZK 28 848 125. We owe this success to you.
The auction of items will take place in the KODL Gallery from Tuesday 1 April, always by appointment on weekdays from 10 am to 6 pm. It is also possible to pay by card on the spot.
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The work was presented at the artist's anniversary exhibition at the Ludv&iacute;k Kuba Gallery in Poděbrady (7 May &ndash; 14 August 2022). Its version in terracotta was published in the book Břetislav Benda, Sculptor of the Republic (M. Burian / A. Kn&iacute;žek / I. Krbcov&aacute;, Prague 2015, p. 263). The certificate of authenticity from the artist's heirs is attached.

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Lot #164 – Artslimit online 9 (3/30/2025)

Břetislav Benda
(1897–1983)

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Estimate: 70,000 CZK - 140,000 CZK

Starting price: 50,000 CZK

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Lot #164 – Artslimit online 9 (3/30/2025)

Břetislav Benda (1897–1983)

Reader from the Tate Gallery

Estimate: 70,000 CZK - 140,000 CZK

Starting price: 50,000 CZK

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Břetislav Benda
(1897–1983)