Cecil Maguire
Launching the Currach
Found at
Christies,
London
The Irish Sale, Part II, including the Studio Collection of, Lot 340
17. May - 17. May 2001
The Irish Sale, Part II, including the Studio Collection of, Lot 340
17. May - 17. May 2001
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 8.225 GBP
Price realised: 8.225 GBP
Description
Cecil Maguire (20th Century)
Launching the Currach
signed and dated 'MAGUIRE 80' (lower left), signed again and inscribed 'CECIL MAGUIRE R.U.A./LAUNCHING THE/CURRACH.' (on the reverse)
oil on board
8 x 12 in. (20.2 x 30.5 cm.)
Launching the Currach
signed and dated 'MAGUIRE 80' (lower left), signed again and inscribed 'CECIL MAGUIRE R.U.A./LAUNCHING THE/CURRACH.' (on the reverse)
oil on board
8 x 12 in. (20.2 x 30.5 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at six times the upper estimate price
The work Launching the Currach by Cecil Maguire was worth GBP 8,225.00 (€ 13,789.40) to a buyer in May 2001. This price was achieved in the auction The Irish Sale, Part II, including the Studio Collection of at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 1,200.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Cecil Maguire; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Waiting for the Boat, Kilronan, Inishmore sold at auction in May 2004 with the realized price of GBP 11,352.50 (€ 17,032.93).
Kunstwerk zum Sechsfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Launching the Currach von Cecil Maguire war einem Käufer im Mai 2001 GBP 8.225,00 (€ 13.789,40) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Irish Sale, Part II, including the Studio Collection of bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Cecil Maguire; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Waiting for the Boat, Kilronan, Inishmore im Mai 2004 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 11.352,50 (€ 17.032,93).
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