Augustus Northmore Welby Pugin

A folio of fourteen studies and designs and decorations for furniture and metalwork

Found at Christies, London
BRITISH ART ON PAPER, Lot 116
5. Jun - 5. Jun 2003
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.151 GBP
Augustus Northmore Welby Pugin (1812-1852)
A folio of fourteen studies and designs and decorations for furniture and metalwork
one signed and dated 'A Pugin Jun.r 1825 Dec 15th' (lower left), one with inscription '9 open work pieces/sent Mr P Jan.y 30 1830[?]' (upper right), ten with inscription 'A.W. Pugin' and with a further inscription 'Sketches by/A.W.Pugin Esqre' (on the flyleaf)
ten pencil, two pencil, pen and brown ink, two pen and brown ink, one pencil and watercolour, nine with rampant lion watermark, one watermark 'H SMITH & SON/1825', one watermark 'H MILLS/1832', three watermark 'C & J/1829', unframed
12 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. (32.1 x 20 cm.); and smaller; and four sheets of drawings by another hand

A top price for Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin

In June 2003 Christies in London held the auction BRITISH ART ON PAPER, which included the work A folio of fourteen studies and designs and decorations for furniture and metalwork by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 2,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 2,151.00 (€ 3,091.10). With this result, A folio of fourteen studies and designs and decorations for furniture and metalwork is even the most expensive work of art by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin

Im Juni 2003 führte Christies in London die Auktion BRITISH ART ON PAPER durch, in der auch die Arbeit A folio of fourteen studies and designs and decorations for furniture and metalwork von Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 2.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 2.151,00 (€ 3.091,10) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist A folio of fourteen studies and designs and decorations for furniture and metalwork sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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