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- The Evening Lesson
Edward Thompson Davis
The Evening Lesson
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 16.730 GBP
Price realised: 16.730 GBP
Description
Edward Thompson Davis (1833-1867)
The Evening Lesson
signed and dated 'E.Davis-1858' (lower right) and inscribed 'The Evening Lesson/Edward Davis/Northwick Worcester/no.2' (on an old label on the reverse)
oil on panel
13¾ x 18 in. (34.9 x 45.7 cm.)
The Evening Lesson
signed and dated 'E.Davis-1858' (lower right) and inscribed 'The Evening Lesson/Edward Davis/Northwick Worcester/no.2' (on an old label on the reverse)
oil on panel
13¾ x 18 in. (34.9 x 45.7 cm.)
A top price for Edward Thompson Davis - as previously expected
The work The Evening Lesson by Edward Thompson Davis was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2002. It changed hands for a price of GBP 16,730.00 (€ 25,877.52) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 12,000.00 – 18,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, The Evening Lesson is the most expensive artwork by Edward Thompson Davis that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit The Evening Lesson von Edward Thompson Davis kam im Juni 2002 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 16.730,00 (€ 25.877,52) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 12.000,00 – 18.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist The Evening Lesson das teuerste Kunstwerk von Edward Thompson Davis, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.