It has cracked $20K. Still nothing compared to Rich's HP unicorn.
Bruce
I guess the higher-end market on this piece is drying up.
A full $3,000+ less than the lowest previous auction price on this piece (for a badly faded one a few years ago).
I'm not sure who Halcarter is, but a sincere congratulations are in order to him for picking up a relative bargain.
I know the underbidder is a good friend who was actually bidding on a 2nd copy for his collection, and I'm very surprised he didn't go higher considering the usual prices on this piece (I know of a west-coast dealer who paid $24,000 for one last year).