Egron Selif Lundgren

Two Sikh and three Gurkha soldiers

Found at Bonhams, London (Online Auction)
Islamic and Indian Art Online Sale, Lot 231
20. Oct - 28. Oct 2022

Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 17.850 GBP

Description

Egron Selif Lundgren (Swedish, 1815-1875)
Two Sikh and three Gurkha soldiers
pencil and watercolour, heightened with white, on paper, laid down on card mount, inscribed Ghoorkas and Sikhs in lower border and inscribed in Swedish on the reverse
470 x 340 mm.
Christie's, The Travel Sale, 28th September 2001, lot 357. | Private US collection.

A top price for Egron Sellif Lundgren

The work Two Sikh and three Gurkha soldiers by Egron Sellif Lundgren was worth GBP 17,850.00 (€ 20,795.05) to a buyer in October last year. This price was achieved in the auction Islamic and Indian Art Online Sale at Bonhams in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 2,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Two Sikh and three Gurkha soldiers the most expensive artwork by Egron Sellif Lundgren that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Egron Sellif Lundgren

Die Arbeit Two Sikh and three Gurkha soldiers von Egron Sellif Lundgren war einem Käufer im Oktober letzten Jahres GBP 17.850,00 (€ 20.795,05) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Islamic and Indian Art Online Sale bei Bonhams in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Two Sikh and three Gurkha soldiers zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Egron Sellif Lundgren, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.