Charles Bird King
John Ridge, Cherokee Chief
Found at
Christies,
New York
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 5
12. Sep - 12. Sep 2007
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lot 5
12. Sep - 12. Sep 2007
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 457.000 USD
Price realised: 457.000 USD
Description
Charles Bird King (1785-1862)
John Ridge, Cherokee Chief
dated '1825' and inscribed indistinctly (on the reverse)
oil on panel
17½ x 13¼ in. (44.5 x 33.7 cm.)
John Ridge, Cherokee Chief
dated '1825' and inscribed indistinctly (on the reverse)
oil on panel
17½ x 13¼ in. (44.5 x 33.7 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at nine times the upper estimate price
When the work John Ridge, Cherokee Chief by Charles Bird King was auctioned at Christies in New York in September 2007, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 50,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than nine times as high at USD 457,000.00 (€ 321,400.94). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Charles Bird King; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Portrait Of Big Buffalo, A Chippewa sold at auction in May last year with the realized price of USD 478,800.00 (€ 446,183.95).
Kunstwerk zum Neunfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit John Ridge, Cherokee Chief von Charles Bird King im September 2007 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 50.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 457.000,00 (€ 321.400,94) mehr als neunmal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Charles Bird King; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Portrait Of Big Buffalo, A Chippewa im Mai letzten Jahres mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 478.800,00 (€ 446.183,95).
Charles Bird King - Auction history
![King, Charles Bird - [Chippewa Chief Peechekir, Also Called Buffalo: A Charcoal Head Study By Charles Bird King For A Painting Later Published In Mckenney And Hall\'S History Of The Indian Tribes Of North America]. [Washington, D.C.: Circa 1830]](/images/king-charles-bird_chippewa-chief-peechekir-also-called-buffalo-a-charcoal-head-study-by-charles-bird-king-for-a-painting-later-published-in-mckenney-and-halls-history-of-the-indian-tribes-of-north-america-washington-d-c-circa-1830_AID307326_320x320.jpg)
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