Benjamin Walter Spiers
Old China
Found at
Christies,
London
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art, Lot 81
14. Dec - 14. Dec 2016
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art, Lot 81
14. Dec - 14. Dec 2016
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.250 GBP
Price realised: 6.250 GBP
Description
signed with initials and dated 'B.W.S. 79' (centre right), and further inscribed 'Old China &c./B.W. Spiers/70 Hereford Road/Bayswater/N o 2' (on the artist's label on the reverse of the frame)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour on paper
6 ¼ x 9 in. (15.9 x 22.9 cm.)
with Peter Nahum, London.
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour on paper
6 ¼ x 9 in. (15.9 x 22.9 cm.)
with Peter Nahum, London.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Old China by Benjamin Walter Spiers was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2016. The price achieved of GBP 6,250.00 (€ 7,307.26) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 5,000.00 – 7,000.00. Admittedly, works by Benjamin Walter Spiers have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Un po' di Roma in February 2007 with an auction result of GBP 38,400.00 (€ 56,926.62).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Old China von Benjamin Walter Spiers kam im Dezember 2016 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 6.250,00 (€ 7.307,26) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Benjamin Walter Spiers auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Un po' di Roma im Februar 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 38.400,00 (€ 56.926,62).
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