Alfred Rankley
Old Schoolfellows
Found at
Sothebys,
London
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 110
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 110
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 GBP
Price realised: 55.250 GBP
Price realised: 55.250 GBP
Description
Alfred Rankley
1819 - 1872
OLD SCHOOLFELLOWS
inscribed with a quotation from Proverbs (chapter 17, verse 17) on an old label attached to the stretcher: Old Schoolfellows/ A friend loveth at all times/ and a brother is born for adversity/ Alfred Rankley
oil on canvas
94.5 by 71.5 cm.; 37 1/4 by 28 1/4 in.
Charles Jardein; | Christie's, London, 30 March 1962, lot 154 (bought Derek for 90 guineas); | Mrs Charlotte Frank, where bought by Sir David Scott, 16 July 1962 for £180.
1819 - 1872
OLD SCHOOLFELLOWS
inscribed with a quotation from Proverbs (chapter 17, verse 17) on an old label attached to the stretcher: Old Schoolfellows/ A friend loveth at all times/ and a brother is born for adversity/ Alfred Rankley
oil on canvas
94.5 by 71.5 cm.; 37 1/4 by 28 1/4 in.
Charles Jardein; | Christie's, London, 30 March 1962, lot 154 (bought Derek for 90 guineas); | Mrs Charlotte Frank, where bought by Sir David Scott, 16 July 1962 for £180.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2008 Sothebys in London held the auction A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, which included the work Old Schoolfellows by Alfred Rankley. The price achieved of GBP 55,250.00 (€ 66,801.40) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 50,000.00 – 70,000.00. Other works by Alfred Rankley have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in December 2010 the work The Benediction was auctioned for GBP 58,850.00 (€ 68,265.82).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2008 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation durch, in der auch die Arbeit Old Schoolfellows von Alfred Rankley zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 55.250,00 (€ 66.801,40) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 50.000,00 – 70.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Alfred Rankley konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Dezember 2010 die Arbeit The Benediction für GBP 58.850,00 (€ 68.265,82) versteigert.
Alfred Rankley - Auction history
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