Edmund Blair Leighton
The Appointed Time
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
Face Time: People in Art through the Ages, Lot 1
02. Jun - 23. Jun. 2020
Face Time: People in Art through the Ages, Lot 1
02. Jun - 23. Jun. 2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed with initials and dated 'E.B.L.90' (lower left) and further signed and inscribed '"The Appointed Time" / E. Blair Leighton / 7 Priory Road / Bedford Park / £80' (on an exhibition label attached to the reverse)
oil on panel
Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, London, 9 April 1946, where acquired by the following, | with Mitchell Galleries, London. | Private collection, UK, and by descent. | Anonymous sale; Lawrences, Crewkerne, 9 July 2010, lot 2139. | Private collection, Newcastle.
oil on panel
Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, London, 9 April 1946, where acquired by the following, | with Mitchell Galleries, London. | Private collection, UK, and by descent. | Anonymous sale; Lawrences, Crewkerne, 9 July 2010, lot 2139. | Private collection, Newcastle.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work The Appointed Time by Edmund Blair Leighton was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2020, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 6,000.00 – 8,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 5,000.00 (€ 5,506.63). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Edmund Blair Leighton achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work God Speed in June 2000 with an auction result of GBP 707,750.00 (€ 1,121,870.87).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit The Appointed Time von Edmund Blair Leighton im Juni 2020 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 5.000,00 (€ 5.506,63) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Edmund Blair Leighton erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit God Speed im Juni 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 707.750,00 (€ 1.121.870,87).
Edmund Blair Leighton - Auction history
