Dr Robert John Thornton
The Superb Lily, By William Ward
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.500 GBP
Description
Dr Robert John Thornton (1768-1837), Publisher
The Superb Lily, by William Ward
mezzotint, printed in colour and finished by hand, heightened with gum arabic, from The Temple of Flora, published by Dr Thornton, London, 1799
S. 19¼ x 14½in. (49 x 37cm.)
The Superb Lily, by William Ward
mezzotint, printed in colour and finished by hand, heightened with gum arabic, from The Temple of Flora, published by Dr Thornton, London, 1799
S. 19¼ x 14½in. (49 x 37cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 67 %.
The work The Superb Lily, By William Ward by Robert John Thornton was sold in the Travel, Science and Natural History auction at Christies in London in October 2012. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,500.00 (€ 3,108.31), 67% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Robert John Thornton - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Temple of Flora: six plates, which sold at auction in January 2011 for USD 16,250.00 (€ 11,848.34).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 67 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Superb Lily, By William Ward von Robert John Thornton wurde im Oktober 2012 in der Auktion Travel, Science and Natural History bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.500,00 (€ 3.108,31) und damit 67% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Robert John Thornton mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Temple of Flora: six plates beobachtet, die im Januar 2011 für USD 16.250,00 (€ 11.848,34) versteigert wurde.
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