Charles James Lewis, R.I.
Sunny Days
Found at
Sothebys,
London
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 95
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 95
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 23.750 GBP
Price realised: 23.750 GBP
Description
Charles James Lewis, R.I.
1830 - 1892
SUNNY DAYS
watercolour with bodycolour, arched top
38 by 35 cm.; 15 by 13 ¾ in.
J. S. Maas & Co., London, where bought by Sir David Scott in 1976 for £1,800
1830 - 1892
SUNNY DAYS
watercolour with bodycolour, arched top
38 by 35 cm.; 15 by 13 ¾ in.
J. S. Maas & Co., London, where bought by Sir David Scott in 1976 for £1,800
Upper estimate price exceeded by 58 %.
The work Sunny Days by Charles James Lewis was sold in the A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation auction at Sothebys in London in November 2008. It achieved a price of GBP 23,750.00 (€ 28,715.53), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 58%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Charles James Lewis - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Woodland Ramble "When daisies pied and violets blue And Lady-smocks all silver white, and cuckoo buds of yellow hue" - William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, Act V, Scene 2, which sold at auction in November 2007 for GBP 48,500.00 (€ 67,912.55).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 58 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Sunny Days von Charles James Lewis wurde im November 2008 in der Auktion A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 23.750,00 (€ 28.715,53) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 58%. Für andere Arbeiten von Charles James Lewis mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A Woodland Ramble "When daisies pied and violets blue And Lady-smocks all silver white, and cuckoo buds of yellow hue" - William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, Act V, Scene 2 beobachtet, die im November 2007 für GBP 48.500,00 (€ 67.912,55) versteigert wurde.
Charles James Lewis - Auction history
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