Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale, R.I.

My last duchess

Found at Christies, London
British & Continental Watercolours and Drawings, Lot 1366
3. Oct - 3. Oct 2007
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale, R.I. (1871-1945)
My last duchess
signed with initials 'EFB' (lower right)
brown ink and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour
12¾ x 8¾ in. (32.4 x 22.3 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.

The work My last duchess by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2007. It achieved a price of GBP 6,875.00 (€ 9,872.95), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 38%. Admittedly, works by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work And all generations shall call her blessed in December 2020 with an auction result of GBP 40,000.00 (€ 44,683.57).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit My last duchess von Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale kam im Oktober 2007 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 6.875,00 (€ 9.872,95) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 38%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit And all generations shall call her blessed im Dezember 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 40.000,00 (€ 44.683,57).

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