Felice Beato
Japan
Found at
Phillips,
New York
The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation, Lot 107
3. Oct - 3. Oct 2017
The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation, Lot 107
3. Oct - 3. Oct 2017
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 30.000 USD
Price realised: 30.000 USD
Description
1863-1866
Album with 43 mounted albumen prints, some with hand-coloring, including two multi-panel panoramas. Each leaf titled in an unidentified hand in pencil. Oblong, red leather folio with gilt title and decoration.
Varying dimensions from 6 3/8 x 5 in. (16.2 x 12.7 cm) to 9 x 32 3/8 in. (22.9 x 82.2 cm)
Christie's, London, 3 May 1995, lot 117
Album with 43 mounted albumen prints, some with hand-coloring, including two multi-panel panoramas. Each leaf titled in an unidentified hand in pencil. Oblong, red leather folio with gilt title and decoration.
Varying dimensions from 6 3/8 x 5 in. (16.2 x 12.7 cm) to 9 x 32 3/8 in. (22.9 x 82.2 cm)
Christie's, London, 3 May 1995, lot 117
Sold at the upper estimate price
The work Japan by Felice Beato was sold in the The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation auction at Phillips in New York in October 2017. The auction ended at the price of USD 30,000.00 (€ 25,755.49), which exactly corresponded to the upper end of the estimated price range of USD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00. Admittedly, works by Felice Beato have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work 'Lucknow', 1858. An Album Of 75 Photographs Documenting The Aftermath Of The Mutiny Of 1857 in May 2008 with an auction result of GBP 96,500.00 (€ 122,752.22).
Zuschlag beim oberen Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit Japan von Felice Beato wurde im Oktober 2017 in der Auktion The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation bei Phillips in New York versteigert. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 30.000,00 (€ 25.755,49) entsprach exakt dem oberen Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 20.000,00 – 30.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Felice Beato auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit 'Lucknow', 1858. An Album Of 75 Photographs Documenting The Aftermath Of The Mutiny Of 1857 im Mai 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 96.500,00 (€ 122.752,22).
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