Francis Wheatley, R.A.
Illustrations for John Bell's British Theatre
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 207
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 207
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 875 GBP
Price realised: 875 GBP
Description
Francis Wheatley, R.A. (London 1747-1801)
Illustrations for John Bell's British Theatre
both signed 'F Wheatley del t ' (lower left), the first indistinctly inscribed 'I should not have known you. I never/saw you wear such cloths [sic] as these/in my mother's lifetime' (lower centre, in a cartouche), the second indistinctly inscribed 'Love in a Village/Will you accept of them for yourself then ...' (lower centre in a cartouche)
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour, unframed
5 3/8 x 3½ in. (13.6 x 8.9 cm.) and 5¼ x 3¼ in. (13.4 x 8.3 cm.) (2)
Illustrations for John Bell's British Theatre
both signed 'F Wheatley del t ' (lower left), the first indistinctly inscribed 'I should not have known you. I never/saw you wear such cloths [sic] as these/in my mother's lifetime' (lower centre, in a cartouche), the second indistinctly inscribed 'Love in a Village/Will you accept of them for yourself then ...' (lower centre in a cartouche)
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour, unframed
5 3/8 x 3½ in. (13.6 x 8.9 cm.) and 5¼ x 3¼ in. (13.4 x 8.3 cm.) (2)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Illustrations for John Bell's British Theatre by Francis Wheatley was sold in the Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours auction at Christies in London in December 2012. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 800.00 – 1,200.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 875.00 (€ 1,079.12) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Francis Wheatley achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Equestrian portrait of Sir Henry Pigot (1750-1840) in December 2000 with an auction result of USD 369,000.00 (€ 393,054.96).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Illustrations for John Bell's British Theatre von Francis Wheatley wurde im Dezember 2012 in der Auktion Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 800,00 – 1.200,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 875,00 (€ 1.079,12) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Francis Wheatley erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Equestrian portrait of Sir Henry Pigot (1750-1840) im Dezember 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 369.000,00 (€ 393.054,96).
Francis Wheatley - Auction history
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