Arthur Legge
A tinker's camp
Found at
Christies,
London
AT HOME-BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL PICTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Lot 964
5. Jun - 5. Jun 2003
AT HOME-BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL PICTURES AND WORKS ON PAPER, Lot 964
5. Jun - 5. Jun 2003
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 764 GBP
Price realised: 764 GBP
Description
Arthur Legge (1859-1942)
A tinker's camp
signed and dated 'ARTHUR LEGGE 93' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
19 x 28½ in. (48 x 71 cm.)
A tinker's camp
signed and dated 'ARTHUR LEGGE 93' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
19 x 28½ in. (48 x 71 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 27 %.
The work A tinker's camp by Arthur J. Legge was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2003. It achieved a price of GBP 763.75 (€ 1,097.55), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 27%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Arthur J. Legge - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Evening by a Dutch canal, which sold at auction in March 2007 for GBP 1,560.00 (€ 2,296.14).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 27 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A tinker's camp von Arthur J. Legge kam im Juni 2003 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 763,75 (€ 1.097,55) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 27%. Für andere Arbeiten von Arthur J. Legge mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Evening by a Dutch canal beobachtet, die im März 2007 für GBP 1.560,00 (€ 2.296,14) versteigert wurde.
Arthur J. Legge - Auction history
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