Edward Duncan
Sketches in Jersey and Guernsey, including scenes of 'Drawing Lumber'; 'Seaweed gathering'; 'Launching boat'; and 'Pulling Wreck ashore'
Found at
Christies,
London
The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House, Lot 258
4. Nov - 4. Nov 2010
The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House, Lot 258
4. Nov - 4. Nov 2010
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Description
Edward Duncan (London 1803-1882)
Sketches in Jersey and Guernsey, including scenes of 'Drawing Lumber'; 'Seaweed gathering'; 'Launching boat'; and 'Pulling Wreck ashore'
three signed and dated 'E Duncan 1852', four signed with initials and twenty-six bearing artists stamp
pencil, on paper, unframed
3 7/8 x 13in. (10 x 33cm.); and smaller (31)
Sketches in Jersey and Guernsey, including scenes of 'Drawing Lumber'; 'Seaweed gathering'; 'Launching boat'; and 'Pulling Wreck ashore'
three signed and dated 'E Duncan 1852', four signed with initials and twenty-six bearing artists stamp
pencil, on paper, unframed
3 7/8 x 13in. (10 x 33cm.); and smaller (31)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 83 %.
This artwork by Edward Duncan achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2010. In the The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House auction, the work Sketches in Jersey and Guernsey, including scenes of 'Drawing Lumber'; 'Seaweed gathering'; 'Launching boat'; and 'Pulling Wreck ashore' sold for GBP 2,750.00 (€ 3,286.25) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00. Admittedly, works by Edward Duncan have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Tantallon Castle, Coast of Haddingtonshire in October 2000 with an auction result of GBP 15,275.00 (€ 26,109.34).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 83 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Edward Duncan erzielte im November 2010 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House wurde die Arbeit Sketches in Jersey and Guernsey, including scenes of 'Drawing Lumber'; 'Seaweed gathering'; 'Launching boat'; and 'Pulling Wreck ashore' für GBP 2.750,00 (€ 3.286,25) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Edward Duncan auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Tantallon Castle, Coast of Haddingtonshire im Oktober 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 15.275,00 (€ 26.109,34).
Edward Duncan - Auction history
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