Cecelia Melanie Beresford
Frutta di Campagna
Found at
Christies,
London
BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS, Lot 14
19. Sep - 19. Sep 2002
BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS, Lot 14
19. Sep - 19. Sep 2002
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.293 GBP
Price realised: 1.293 GBP
Description
Cecelia Melanie Beresford (fl.1865-1885)
Frutta di Campagna
signed and dated 'CMBeresford/1875' (lower left), signed again and inscribed 'Frutta di Campagna/Miss C M Beresford/c/o Mrs Eyre[?] F Matthew[?]/5 Via Condotta/Rome' (on an old label attached to the backboard).
pencil and watercolour, heightened with white
19¼ x 12½ in. (48.9 x 31.8 cm.)
Frutta di Campagna
signed and dated 'CMBeresford/1875' (lower left), signed again and inscribed 'Frutta di Campagna/Miss C M Beresford/c/o Mrs Eyre[?] F Matthew[?]/5 Via Condotta/Rome' (on an old label attached to the backboard).
pencil and watercolour, heightened with white
19¼ x 12½ in. (48.9 x 31.8 cm.)
A top price for Cecilia Melanie Beresford
The work Frutta di Campagna by Cecilia Melanie Beresford was sold in the BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS auction at Christies in London in September 2002. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,292.50 (€ 2,054.08), 29% above the upper estimate. With this result, Frutta di Campagna is even the most expensive work of art by Cecilia Melanie Beresford that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Cecilia Melanie Beresford
Die Arbeit Frutta di Campagna von Cecilia Melanie Beresford wurde im September 2002 in der Auktion BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL WATERCOLOURS AND DRAWINGS bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.292,50 (€ 2.054,08) und damit 29% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Frutta di Campagna sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Cecilia Melanie Beresford, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Cecilia Melanie Beresford - Auction history
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