Dr Robert John Thornton
Tulips
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.500 GBP
Description
Dr Robert John Thornton (1768-1837), Publisher
Tulips
mezzotint, printed in colour and finished by hand, heightened with gum arabic, from The Temple of Flora, published by Dr Thornton, London, 1798
S. 22½ x 17¾in. (57.2 x 45cm.)
Tulips
mezzotint, printed in colour and finished by hand, heightened with gum arabic, from The Temple of Flora, published by Dr Thornton, London, 1798
S. 22½ x 17¾in. (57.2 x 45cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 40 %.
The work Tulips by Robert John Thornton was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2012. It achieved a price of GBP 3,500.00 (€ 4,351.64), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 40%. 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 40 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Tulips von Robert John Thornton kam im Oktober 2012 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 3.500,00 (€ 4.351,64) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 40%. 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.
Robert John Thornton - Auction history
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