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August Friedrich Specht - A baby dachshund and husky playing; Terriers fighting for a doll; A mastiff, a dachshund, a terrier and a beagle by a butcher\'s door; Three kittens playing with a ball of wool; and two kittens watching a sparrow

August Friedrich Specht

A baby dachshund and husky playing; Terriers fighting for a doll; A mastiff, a dachshund, a terrier and a beagle by a butcher's door; Three kittens playing with a ball of wool; and two kittens watching a sparrow

Found at Christies, New York
Old Master and 19th Century Drawings, Lot 199
22. Jan - 22. Jan 2004
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
August Friedrich Specht (Constance 1814-1903 Munich)
A baby dachshund and husky playing; Terriers fighting for a doll; A mastiff, a dachshund, a terrier and a beagle by a butcher's door; Three kittens playing with a ball of wool; and two kittens watching a sparrow
signed 'A.F. Specht'
black chalk, watercolor, bodycolor
each 5¼ x 8 1/8 in. (132 x 207 mm.) (5)

Despite a disappointment, a good price for August Friedrich Specht

This work of art by August Friedrich Specht could be acquired at Christies in New York in January 2004 for an unexpectedly low price. In the Old Master and 19th Century Drawings auction, the work A baby dachshund and husky playing; Terriers fighting for a doll; A mastiff, a dachshund, a terrier and a beagle by a butcher's door; Three kittens playing with a ball of wool; and two kittens watching a sparrow changed hands for USD 3,824.00 (€ 3,070.99) - missing the lower end of the estimate Despite this disappointing result, A baby dachshund and husky playing; Terriers fighting for a doll; A mastiff, a dachshund, a terrier and a beagle by a butcher's door; Three kittens playing with a ball of wool; and two kittens watching a sparrow is the most expensive artwork by August Friedrich Specht that we have observed at auction so far.

Trotz Enttäuschung ein guter Preis für August Friedrich Specht

Dieses Kunstwerk von August Friedrich Specht konnte im Januar 2004 bei Christies in New York für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Old Master and 19th Century Drawings wechselte die Arbeit A baby dachshund and husky playing; Terriers fighting for a doll; A mastiff, a dachshund, a terrier and a beagle by a butcher's door; Three kittens playing with a ball of wool; and two kittens watching a sparrow für USD 3.824,00 (€ 3.070,99) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 4.000,00 – 6.000,00. Trotz dieses enttäuschenden Ergebnisses ist A baby dachshund and husky playing; Terriers fighting for a doll; A mastiff, a dachshund, a terrier and a beagle by a butcher's door; Three kittens playing with a ball of wool; and two kittens watching a sparrow das teuerste Kunstwerk von August Friedrich Specht, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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