Augustus Edwin Mulready
A Penny Please?
Found at
Christies,
London
Victorian & British Impressionist Art, Lot 91
15. Nov - 15. Nov 2012
Victorian & British Impressionist Art, Lot 91
15. Nov - 15. Nov 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Augustus Edwin Mulready (fl.1863-1899)
A Penny Please?
signed and dated 'A. E. Mulready./83' (lower left) and inscribed '''A Penny Please ?''/Aug. E. Mulready/1883' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
18 x 13 in. (45.7 x 33 cm.)
A Penny Please?
signed and dated 'A. E. Mulready./83' (lower left) and inscribed '''A Penny Please ?''/Aug. E. Mulready/1883' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
18 x 13 in. (45.7 x 33 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 100 %.
This artwork by Augustus Edwin Mulready achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2012. In the Victorian & British Impressionist Art auction, the work A Penny Please? sold for GBP 6,000.00 (€ 7,391.39) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Augustus Edwin Mulready - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Little Spys, which sold at auction in October 2002 for USD 22,705.00 (€ 22,978.44).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 100 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Augustus Edwin Mulready erzielte im November 2012 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Victorian & British Impressionist Art wurde die Arbeit A Penny Please? für GBP 6.000,00 (€ 7.391,39) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Augustus Edwin Mulready mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Little Spys beobachtet, die im Oktober 2002 für USD 22.705,00 (€ 22.978,44) versteigert wurde.
Augustus Edwin Mulready - Auction history
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