Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming
Sacred Bo Tree at the burial place of the Kandian Queens, Kandy (Sri Lanka)
Found at
Christies,
London
Topographical Pictures including Selections from the Kelton Collection, Lot 107
29.Okt - 29.Okt.2019
Topographical Pictures including Selections from the Kelton Collection, Lot 107
29.Okt - 29.Okt.2019
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.000 GBP
Description
signed with initials, inscribed and dated 'Sacred Bo Tree at the Burial place of the / Kandian Queens Kandy May 74 / C.F.G.C.' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper
13 7/8 x 21 ¼in. (35.3 x 53.9cm.)
Anon. sale, Christie’s, London, 25 May 1995, lot 182.
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper
13 7/8 x 21 ¼in. (35.3 x 53.9cm.)
Anon. sale, Christie’s, London, 25 May 1995, lot 182.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Sacred Bo Tree at the burial place of the Kandian Queens, Kandy (Sri Lanka) by Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2019. It achieved a price of GBP 3,000.00 (€ 3,479.78), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 20%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Lankatilaka Temple, Sri Lanka, which sold at auction in October 2019 for GBP 6,875.00 (€ 7,974.51).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Sacred Bo Tree at the burial place of the Kandian Queens, Kandy (Sri Lanka) von Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming kam im Oktober 2019 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 3.000,00 (€ 3.479,78) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 20%. Für andere Arbeiten von Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Lankatilaka Temple, Sri Lanka beobachtet, die im Oktober 2019 für GBP 6.875,00 (€ 7.974,51) versteigert wurde.
Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming - Auction history
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