Charles Williams
Brookside Valley, Macclesfield; A Staffordshire lane; and Meg Sutton, Macclesfield
Found at
Christies,
London
Christie's Interiors, Lot 488
30. Mar - 30. Mar 2010
Christie's Interiors, Lot 488
30. Mar - 30. Mar 2010
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Charles Williams (British, 1914-2007)
Brookside Valley, Macclesfield; A Staffordshire lane; and Meg Sutton, Macclesfield
signed and dated 'C WILLIAMS 1988' (lower right), and inscribed 'BROOKSIDE VALLEY. MACCLESFIELD' (on the reverse)
oil on canvasboard
15½ x 23½ in. (39.3 x 59.7 cm.)
Brookside Valley, Macclesfield; A Staffordshire lane; and Meg Sutton, Macclesfield
signed and dated 'C WILLIAMS 1988' (lower right), and inscribed 'BROOKSIDE VALLEY. MACCLESFIELD' (on the reverse)
oil on canvasboard
15½ x 23½ in. (39.3 x 59.7 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 96 %.
This artwork by Charles Williams achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in March 2010. In the Christie's Interiors auction, the work Brookside Valley, Macclesfield; A Staffordshire lane; and Meg Sutton, Macclesfield sold for GBP 1,375.00 (€ 1,543.75) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 700.00. Admittedly, works by Charles Williams have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work View of Openshaw And Clayton From The Studio in January 2008 with an auction result of GBP 5,000.00 (€ 6,702.72).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 96 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Charles Williams erzielte im März 2010 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Christie's Interiors wurde die Arbeit Brookside Valley, Macclesfield; A Staffordshire lane; and Meg Sutton, Macclesfield für GBP 1.375,00 (€ 1.543,75) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 700,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Charles Williams auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit View of Openshaw And Clayton From The Studio im Januar 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 5.000,00 (€ 6.702,72).
Charles Williams - Auction history
