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Florence Mackay
Feeding the doves
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 165
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 165
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.912 GBP
Price realised: 1.912 GBP
Description
Florence Mackay (c.1860-1930)
Feeding the doves
signed 'Florence Mackay' (lower right)
watercolour with touches of white heightening
7 x 9¾ in. (17.8 x 24.8 cm.)
Feeding the doves
signed 'Florence Mackay' (lower right)
watercolour with touches of white heightening
7 x 9¾ in. (17.8 x 24.8 cm.)
A top price for Florence Mackay
This artwork by Florence Mackay achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2004. In the British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book auction, the work Feeding the doves sold for GBP 1,912.00 (€ 2,706.01) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 800.00. This high result makes Feeding the doves the most expensive artwork by Florence Mackay that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Florence Mackay
Dieses Kunstwerk von Florence Mackay erzielte im Dezember 2004 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book wurde die Arbeit Feeding the doves für GBP 1.912,00 (€ 2.706,01) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 800,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Feeding the doves zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Florence Mackay, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.