Alexander Ignatius Roche, R.S.A.

The looking glass

Found at Christies, London
The Scottish Sale at The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, Lot 122
28. Oct - 28. Oct 2004
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 9.321 GBP
Alexander Ignatius Roche, R.S.A. (1861-1921)
The looking glass
signed 'Alexander Roche' (lower right)
oil on canvas
38¼ x 31¼ in. (97.2 x 79.4 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 55 %.

The work The looking glass by Alexander Ignatius Roche was sold in the The Scottish Sale at The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh auction at Christies in London in October 2004. It achieved a price of GBP 9,321.00 (€ 13,415.48), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 55%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Alexander Ignatius Roche; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The Looking Glass sold at auction in December 2007 with the realized price of GBP 11,250.00 (€ 15,286.84).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 55 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit The looking glass von Alexander Ignatius Roche wurde im Oktober 2004 in der Auktion The Scottish Sale at The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 9.321,00 (€ 13.415,48) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 55%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Alexander Ignatius Roche; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The Looking Glass im Dezember 2007 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 11.250,00 (€ 15.286,84).

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