Arthur Croft

Bedouins at the city walls

Found at Christies, London
Christie's Interiors, Lot 484
24. May - 24. May 2011
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.125 GBP
Arthur Croft (1828-1902 Wadhurst)
Bedouins at the city walls
signed and dated 'Arthur Croft 1880' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour, on paper
22 7/8 x 13 in. (58.1 x 33 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 41 %.

In May 2011 Christies in London held the auction Christie's Interiors, which included the work Bedouins at the city walls by Arthur Croft. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,125.00 (€ 1,286.44), 41% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Arthur Croft - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Early Morning on the Schynige Platte, Swiss Alps, which sold at auction in September 2007 for GBP 2,250.00 (€ 3,226.33).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 41 % übertroffen

Im Mai 2011 führte Christies in London die Auktion Christie's Interiors durch, in der auch die Arbeit Bedouins at the city walls von Arthur Croft zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.125,00 (€ 1.286,44) und damit 41% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Arthur Croft mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Early Morning on the Schynige Platte, Swiss Alps beobachtet, die im September 2007 für GBP 2.250,00 (€ 3.226,33) versteigert wurde.

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