Elaine Haxton
Australian old Sydney: The Ship And Mermaid
Found at
Sothebys,
Melbourne
Important Australian Art, Lot 85
26. Aug - 26. Aug 2008
Important Australian Art, Lot 85
26. Aug - 26. Aug 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
ELAINE HAXTON
1909-1999
AUSTRALIANOLD SYDNEY: THE SHIP AND MERMAID
Signed lower right
Oil on board
59 by 49cm
Painted circa 1942
The Collection of Lady Lloyd Jones | Fine Australian Paintings, Books and Ceramics, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 26 July 1987, lot 401 | Private company collection, Sydney; purchased from the above
1909-1999
AUSTRALIANOLD SYDNEY: THE SHIP AND MERMAID
Signed lower right
Oil on board
59 by 49cm
Painted circa 1942
The Collection of Lady Lloyd Jones | Fine Australian Paintings, Books and Ceramics, Sotheby's, Melbourne, 26 July 1987, lot 401 | Private company collection, Sydney; purchased from the above
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Australian old Sydney: The Ship And Mermaid by Elaine Haxton was auctioned at Sothebys in Melbourne in August 2008, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of AUD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for AUD 18,000.00 (€ 10,507.46). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Elaine Haxton - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Double Bay, which sold at auction in May 2001 for AUD 39,950.00 (€ 23,946.37).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Australian old Sydney: The Ship And Mermaid von Elaine Haxton im August 2008 bei Sothebys in Melbourne versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von AUD 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für AUD 18.000,00 (€ 10.507,46) den Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Elaine Haxton mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Double Bay beobachtet, die im Mai 2001 für AUD 39.950,00 (€ 23.946,37) versteigert wurde.
Elaine Haxton - Auction history
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