Augustus Leopold Egg, R.A.
Queen Elizabeth discovers she is no longer young. In the melancholy of her sickness, she desired to see a true looking-glass, into which she had not looked for twenty years.
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 38.240 GBP
Price realised: 38.240 GBP
Description
Augustus Leopold Egg, R.A. (1816-1863)
Queen Elizabeth discovers she is no longer young.
In the melancholy of her sickness, she desired to see a true looking-glass, into which she had not looked for twenty years.
signed 'Augustus Egg' (lower left)
oil on canvas
48 x 72 5/8 in. (122 x 183.2 cm.)
Queen Elizabeth discovers she is no longer young.
In the melancholy of her sickness, she desired to see a true looking-glass, into which she had not looked for twenty years.
signed 'Augustus Egg' (lower left)
oil on canvas
48 x 72 5/8 in. (122 x 183.2 cm.)
A top price for Augustus Leopold Egg - as previously expected
In November 2002 Christies in London held the auction VICTORIAN PICTURES, which included the work Queen Elizabeth discovers she is no longer young. In the melancholy of her sickness, she desired to see a true looking-glass, into which she had not looked for twenty years. by Augustus Leopold Egg. The price achieved of GBP 38,240.00 (€ 59,881.87) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 30,000.00 – 50,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Queen Elizabeth discovers she is no longer young. In the melancholy of her sickness, she desired to see a true looking-glass, into which she had not looked for twenty years. is the most expensive artwork by Augustus Leopold Egg that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Im November 2002 führte Christies in London die Auktion VICTORIAN PICTURES durch, in der auch die Arbeit Queen Elizabeth discovers she is no longer young. In the melancholy of her sickness, she desired to see a true looking-glass, into which she had not looked for twenty years. von Augustus Leopold Egg zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 38.240,00 (€ 59.881,87) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Queen Elizabeth discovers she is no longer young. In the melancholy of her sickness, she desired to see a true looking-glass, into which she had not looked for twenty years. das teuerste Kunstwerk von Augustus Leopold Egg, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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