Antonio Beato
Vues de la Nubie et de la Haute-Egypte
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.912 GBP
Price realised: 1.912 GBP
Description
ANTONIO BEATO (c.1825-1903)
Vues de la Nubie et de la Haute-Egypte
4 albums with a total of 313 albumen prints. 1860s-70s. Each approx.
7 7/8 x 10¼in. (20 x 26cm.) or reverse. Majority signed and a few numbered in negatives; each titled and sequentially numbered in ink on mount. Aubergine cloth, each with gilt series title, ink manuscript title label and sequential number in ink on front cover.
Vues de la Nubie et de la Haute-Egypte
4 albums with a total of 313 albumen prints. 1860s-70s. Each approx.
7 7/8 x 10¼in. (20 x 26cm.) or reverse. Majority signed and a few numbered in negatives; each titled and sequentially numbered in ink on mount. Aubergine cloth, each with gilt series title, ink manuscript title label and sequential number in ink on front cover.
A top price for Antonio Beato
In May 2003 Christies in London held the auction Photographs, which included the work Vues de la Nubie et de la Haute-Egypte by Antonio Beato. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,912.00 (€ 2,663.90), 27% above the upper estimate. With this result, Vues de la Nubie et de la Haute-Egypte is even the most expensive work of art by Antonio Beato that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Antonio Beato
Im Mai 2003 führte Christies in London die Auktion Photographs durch, in der auch die Arbeit Vues de la Nubie et de la Haute-Egypte von Antonio Beato zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.912,00 (€ 2.663,90) und damit 27% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Vues de la Nubie et de la Haute-Egypte sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Antonio Beato, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Antonio Beato - Auction history
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