Francis Frith
Sinai and Palestine
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.434 GBP
Price realised: 1.434 GBP
Description
FRANCIS FRITH (1822-1898)
Sinai and Palestine
London: William Mackenzie, n.d. [1862] 12 parts with 36 albumen prints. Each approximately 9 x 7in. (22.9 x 17.8cm.) or the reverse. The majority signed and numbered in the negative; each with printed title on the mount; accompanied by a sheet of letterpress text by Frith. Plate list, title page with albumen print frontispiece, 6 x 4in. (15.2 x 10.2cm.)
Sheet size: 17 5/8 x 6 ¼in. (44.7 x 15.8cm.)
Sinai and Palestine
London: William Mackenzie, n.d. [1862] 12 parts with 36 albumen prints. Each approximately 9 x 7in. (22.9 x 17.8cm.) or the reverse. The majority signed and numbered in the negative; each with printed title on the mount; accompanied by a sheet of letterpress text by Frith. Plate list, title page with albumen print frontispiece, 6 x 4in. (15.2 x 10.2cm.)
Sheet size: 17 5/8 x 6 ¼in. (44.7 x 15.8cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Sinai and Palestine by Francis Frith was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2002, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 1,500.00 – 2,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 1,434.00 (€ 2,245.66). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Francis Frith achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Egypt, Palestine & Nubia in May 2004 with an auction result of GBP 31,070.00 (€ 46,616.44).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Sinai and Palestine von Francis Frith im Mai 2002 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 1.500,00 – 2.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 1.434,00 (€ 2.245,66) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Francis Frith erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Egypt, Palestine & Nubia im Mai 2004 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 31.070,00 (€ 46.616,44).
Francis Frith - Auction history
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