high/low auction prices: February 12th dog sales

Doyle: Dogs in Art

• hi: $193,000 lot 2078A Cassius Marcellus Coolidge "Only a Pair of Deuces"
• lo: $75 lot 2079 Linda Hackett "Pekingese - a Study"

The Pekingese study was actually the second lowest-priced lot (the very lowest lot was #2033, two books on dogs, for $63.) but I wanted to show it because every time I look at these pieces next to each other I think ... why? WHY?

Bonhams: The Dog Sale

• hi: $66,000 lot 225 John Emms "Foxhounds and a hunt terrier on a bench"
• lo: $108 lot No: 50 "Dogs Rough and Smooth" illustrated by Lucy Dawson

These pictures are details of the originals. Prices are inclusive of buyer's premium and, possibly, taxes.