Benjamin West, P.R.A.
The Death Of Dido, With Aeneas' Departing Ships In The Background
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 6.875 USD
Price realised: 6.875 USD
Description
signed and dated 'B. West 1783' (lower left)
pen and brown ink, brown wash
10 7/8 x 15 1/8 in. (27.8 x 38.6 cm.)
The Earls of Warwick (L. 2600).
pen and brown ink, brown wash
10 7/8 x 15 1/8 in. (27.8 x 38.6 cm.)
The Earls of Warwick (L. 2600).
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Death Of Dido, With Aeneas' Departing Ships In The Background by Benjamin West was sold in the Old Master and British Drawings auction at Christies in New York in January 2016. It changed hands for a price of USD 6,875.00 (€ 6,346.94) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Benjamin West achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait Of Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2Nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester in July 2013 with an auction result of GBP 578,500.00 (€ 661,037.08).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Death Of Dido, With Aeneas' Departing Ships In The Background von Benjamin West wurde im Januar 2016 in der Auktion Old Master and British Drawings bei Christies in New York versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 6.875,00 (€ 6.346,94) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Benjamin West erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait Of Prince William (1776-1834), Later 2Nd Duke Of Gloucester And Edinburgh, And His Elder Sister, Princess Sophia (1773-1844) Of Gloucester im Juli 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 578.500,00 (€ 661.037,08).
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