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Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming
Ooanakanda Bungalow On Allegalla Peak; And Kandy Railway...From Allegalla Peak [Ceylon]
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 1.625 GBP
Price realised: 1.625 GBP
Description
Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924)
Ooanakanda Bungalow on Allegalla Peak; and Kandy Railway...from Allegalla Peak [Ceylon]
the first inscribed as titled and signed and dated 'July. 1873. C.F. Gordon Cumming' (lower left), the second inscribed as titled and dated 'July. 1873' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour on paper heightened with white and gum arabic
13 x 19in. (33.6 x 48.8cm.)
Ooanakanda Bungalow on Allegalla Peak; and Kandy Railway...from Allegalla Peak [Ceylon]
the first inscribed as titled and signed and dated 'July. 1873. C.F. Gordon Cumming' (lower left), the second inscribed as titled and dated 'July. 1873' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour on paper heightened with white and gum arabic
13 x 19in. (33.6 x 48.8cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 35 %.
The work Ooanakanda Bungalow On Allegalla Peak; And Kandy Railway...From Allegalla Peak Ceylon by Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming was sold in the Travel, Science and Natural History auction at Christies in London in April 2013. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,625.00 (€ 1,917.59), 35% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Lankatilaka Temple, Sri Lanka in October 2019 with an auction result of GBP 6,875.00 (€ 7,974.51).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 35 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Ooanakanda Bungalow On Allegalla Peak; And Kandy Railway...From Allegalla Peak Ceylon von Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming wurde im April 2013 in der Auktion Travel, Science and Natural History bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.625,00 (€ 1.917,59) und damit 35% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Lankatilaka Temple, Sri Lanka im Oktober 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 6.875,00 (€ 7.974,51).
Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming - Auction history
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