Charles Towne
A Grey Hunter With A Groom And Two Hounds In A Wooded Landscape
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale, Lot 182
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2013
Old Master & British Paintings Day Sale, Lot 182
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2013
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Charles Towne (Wigan 1763-1840 London)
A grey hunter with a groom and two hounds in a wooded landscape
signed, inscribed and dated 'C Town N o 4 / Byrom Street / Liverpool 1792' (lower left, on the stone)
oil on canvas
36 x 47 7/8 in. (91.5 x 121.5 cm.)
A grey hunter with a groom and two hounds in a wooded landscape
signed, inscribed and dated 'C Town N o 4 / Byrom Street / Liverpool 1792' (lower left, on the stone)
oil on canvas
36 x 47 7/8 in. (91.5 x 121.5 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 67 %.
The work A Grey Hunter With A Groom And Two Hounds In A Wooded Landscape by Charles Towne was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2013. It achieved a price of GBP 50,000.00 (€ 60,142.25), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 67%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Charles Towne - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A bay hunter and three pointers in a landscape with Lyston Hall beyond, which sold at auction in June 2002 for GBP 138,650.00 (€ 214,460.15).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 67 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A Grey Hunter With A Groom And Two Hounds In A Wooded Landscape von Charles Towne kam im Dezember 2013 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 50.000,00 (€ 60.142,25) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 67%. Für andere Arbeiten von Charles Towne mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A bay hunter and three pointers in a landscape with Lyston Hall beyond beobachtet, die im Juni 2002 für GBP 138.650,00 (€ 214.460,15) versteigert wurde.
Charles Towne - Auction history
