Charles William Day
Pompeys Pillar, Alexandria
Found at
Christies,
London
Robert Kime, David Bedale, Piers von Westenholz and Christopher Gibbs - The English Home, Lot 163
30. Apr - 30. Apr 2014
Robert Kime, David Bedale, Piers von Westenholz and Christopher Gibbs - The English Home, Lot 163
30. Apr - 30. Apr 2014
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 875 GBP
Price realised: 875 GBP
Description
Charles William Day, circa 1838
Pompeys Pillar, Alexandria
inscribed and dated 'Pompeys Pillar, Alexandria, 1838./March 3rd 1838.' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour
6.1/4 x 9.1/8 in. (15.9 x 23.2 cm.)
Pompeys Pillar, Alexandria
inscribed and dated 'Pompeys Pillar, Alexandria, 1838./March 3rd 1838.' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour
6.1/4 x 9.1/8 in. (15.9 x 23.2 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Pompeys Pillar, Alexandria by Charles William Day was auctioned at Christies in London in April 2014. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 800.00 – 1,200.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 875.00 (€ 1,065.08) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Charles William Day have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in February 2019 the work A Collection Of Twenty Works On Paper Depicting The Landscape, Flora And Fauna Of The West Indies 13 X 21.5 Cm (5 1/8 X 8 7/16In) And Smaller. (20) was auctioned for GBP 1,750.00 (€ 2,041.44).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Pompeys Pillar, Alexandria von Charles William Day kam im April 2014 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 800,00 – 1.200,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 875,00 (€ 1.065,08) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Charles William Day konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Februar 2019 die Arbeit A Collection Of Twenty Works On Paper Depicting The Landscape, Flora And Fauna Of The West Indies 13 X 21.5 Cm (5 1/8 X 8 7/16In) And Smaller. (20) für GBP 1.750,00 (€ 2.041,44) versteigert.
Charles William Day - Auction history
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