Edwin Lord Weeks
Blacksmith's Shop at Tangiers
Estimate: 70.000 - 100.000 GBP
Price realised: 126.000 GBP
Price realised: 126.000 GBP
Description
Property from a Distinguished American Collection
Edwin Lord Weeks
American
1849 - 1903
Blacksmith's Shop at Tangiers
signed and dated E. L. Weeks / 1876 lower left
oil on canvas
Unframed: 87 by 136cm., 34¼ by 53½in.
Framed: 126 by 173cm., 49½ by 68in.
Private Collection, New York, by 1989 | Borghi & Co., New York | Acquired by the present owner circa 1993
Edwin Lord Weeks
American
1849 - 1903
Blacksmith's Shop at Tangiers
signed and dated E. L. Weeks / 1876 lower left
oil on canvas
Unframed: 87 by 136cm., 34¼ by 53½in.
Framed: 126 by 173cm., 49½ by 68in.
Private Collection, New York, by 1989 | Borghi & Co., New York | Acquired by the present owner circa 1993
Upper estimate price exceeded by 26 %.
In October 2021 Sothebys in London held the auction The Orientalist Sale, which included the work Blacksmith's Shop at Tangiers by Edwin Lord Weeks. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 126,000.00 (€ 149,275.97), 26% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Edwin Lord Weeks have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work In the courtyard in July 2008 with an auction result of GBP 541,250.00 (€ 687,664.22).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 26 % übertroffen
Im Oktober 2021 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion The Orientalist Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Blacksmith's Shop at Tangiers von Edwin Lord Weeks zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 126.000,00 (€ 149.275,97) und damit 26% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Edwin Lord Weeks auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit In the courtyard im Juli 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 541.250,00 (€ 687.664,22).
Edwin Lord Weeks - Auction history
