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- Luncheon On The Moor: The Howard Townsend Family Taking A Break From A Highland Shoot
Francis Davis Millet
Luncheon On The Moor: The Howard Townsend Family Taking A Break From A Highland Shoot
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
The Sporting Sale: Equestrian, Wildlife & Maritime Art, Lot 78
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2008
The Sporting Sale: Equestrian, Wildlife & Maritime Art, Lot 78
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2008
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 23.750 USD
Price realised: 23.750 USD
Description
Francis Davis Millet 1846 - 1912
1846 - 1912
LUNCHEON ON THE MOOR: THE HOWARD TOWNSEND FAMILY TAKING A BREAK FROM A HIGHLAND SHOOT
signed F.D. Millet, l.r.
oil on canvas
19 1/4 by 31 in.
48.9 by 78.7 cm.
Commissioned by the sitter circa 1900 | By descent in the family to the present owner
1846 - 1912
LUNCHEON ON THE MOOR: THE HOWARD TOWNSEND FAMILY TAKING A BREAK FROM A HIGHLAND SHOOT
signed F.D. Millet, l.r.
oil on canvas
19 1/4 by 31 in.
48.9 by 78.7 cm.
Commissioned by the sitter circa 1900 | By descent in the family to the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 58 %.
The work Luncheon On The Moor: The Howard Townsend Family Taking A Break From A Highland Shoot by Francis David Millet was sold in the The Sporting Sale: Equestrian, Wildlife & Maritime Art auction at Sothebys in New York in December 2008. The »bidding war« ended at USD 23,750.00 (€ 17,063.01), 58% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Francis David Millet - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Portrait of Mrs. Millet, which sold at auction in November 2007 for USD 79,000.00 (€ 53,785.40).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 58 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Luncheon On The Moor: The Howard Townsend Family Taking A Break From A Highland Shoot von Francis David Millet wurde im Dezember 2008 in der Auktion The Sporting Sale: Equestrian, Wildlife & Maritime Art bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 23.750,00 (€ 17.063,01) und damit 58% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Francis David Millet mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Portrait of Mrs. Millet beobachtet, die im November 2007 für USD 79.000,00 (€ 53.785,40) versteigert wurde.