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August Specht
Front cover design and illustrations for Nature's Pageant, The Story of the Seasons (one illustrated)
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 308
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 308
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 1.135 GBP
Price realised: 1.135 GBP
Description
August Specht (German, b.1849)
Front cover design and illustrations for Nature's Pageant, The Story of the Seasons (one illustrated)
the majority signed 'A. Specht pinx.', some signed twice
pencil and watercolour heightened white, unframed
13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.5 cm.) (7)
Front cover design and illustrations for Nature's Pageant, The Story of the Seasons (one illustrated)
the majority signed 'A. Specht pinx.', some signed twice
pencil and watercolour heightened white, unframed
13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.5 cm.) (7)
A top price for August Specht
This artwork by August Specht achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2004. In the British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book auction, the work Front cover design and illustrations for Nature's Pageant, The Story of the Seasons (one illustrated) sold for GBP 1,135.25 (€ 1,606.69) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 500.00. This high result makes Front cover design and illustrations for Nature's Pageant, The Story of the Seasons (one illustrated) the most expensive artwork by August Specht that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für August Specht
Dieses Kunstwerk von August Specht erzielte im Dezember 2004 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book wurde die Arbeit Front cover design and illustrations for Nature's Pageant, The Story of the Seasons (one illustrated) für GBP 1.135,25 (€ 1.606,69) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 500,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Front cover design and illustrations for Nature's Pageant, The Story of the Seasons (one illustrated) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von August Specht, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.