Francis Frith
The Great Pyramid and The Great Sphinx (1858)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Photographs, including Property from the Collection of, Lot 214
11. Oct - 11. Oct 2000
Photographs, including Property from the Collection of, Lot 214
11. Oct - 11. Oct 2000
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 9.988 USD
Price realised: 9.988 USD
Description
FRANCIS FRITH
The Great Pyramid and The Great Sphinx (1858)
Mammoth plate albumen print from the elephant folio Egypt, Sinai and Jerusalem. Circa 1860. Signed and dated in the negative; printed credit, title and date on the mount.
15½ x 19½in. (39.4 x 49.5cm.) Framed.
The Great Pyramid and The Great Sphinx (1858)
Mammoth plate albumen print from the elephant folio Egypt, Sinai and Jerusalem. Circa 1860. Signed and dated in the negative; printed credit, title and date on the mount.
15½ x 19½in. (39.4 x 49.5cm.) Framed.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 43 %.
The work The Great Pyramid and The Great Sphinx (1858) by Francis Frith was sold in the Photographs, including Property from the Collection of auction at Christies in New York in October 2000. It achieved a price of USD 9,987.50 (€ 11,769.38), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 43%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Francis Frith - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Egypt, Palestine & Nubia, which sold at auction in May 2004 for GBP 31,070.00 (€ 46,616.44).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 43 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Great Pyramid and The Great Sphinx (1858) von Francis Frith wurde im Oktober 2000 in der Auktion Photographs, including Property from the Collection of bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 9.987,50 (€ 11.769,38) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 43%. Für andere Arbeiten von Francis Frith mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Egypt, Palestine & Nubia beobachtet, die im Mai 2004 für GBP 31.070,00 (€ 46.616,44) versteigert wurde.
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