Frank Egginton
Sheephaven and Melmore Head, from Horn Head, Co. Donegal
Found at
Christies,
London
THE IRISH SALE, Lot 163
17. May - 17. May 2001
THE IRISH SALE, Lot 163
17. May - 17. May 2001
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Frank Egginton (1908-1990)
Sheephaven and Melmore Head, from Horn Head, Co. Donegal
signed 'FRANK EGGINTON.' (lower right), and inscribed 'Lessian House./Cookstown./Co. Tyrone/11/9/48/Dear Mrs Barnes,/Many thanks for/your letter and cheque/in payment for the two/pictures./I am very glad to/hear that you are pleased/with them, but am sorry/that they were so long in arriving./At the moment we are in our caravan in Co. Mayo,/but will be putting it/away for the winter next/month. The weather has continued very mild and/rainy, but it suits my/painting./With kind regards/yours sincerely/F. Egginton.' (on a letter attached to the backboard)
pencil and watercolour
20½ x 29¼ in. (52.1 x 74.3 cm.)
Sheephaven and Melmore Head, from Horn Head, Co. Donegal
signed 'FRANK EGGINTON.' (lower right), and inscribed 'Lessian House./Cookstown./Co. Tyrone/11/9/48/Dear Mrs Barnes,/Many thanks for/your letter and cheque/in payment for the two/pictures./I am very glad to/hear that you are pleased/with them, but am sorry/that they were so long in arriving./At the moment we are in our caravan in Co. Mayo,/but will be putting it/away for the winter next/month. The weather has continued very mild and/rainy, but it suits my/painting./With kind regards/yours sincerely/F. Egginton.' (on a letter attached to the backboard)
pencil and watercolour
20½ x 29¼ in. (52.1 x 74.3 cm.)
A top price for Frank Egginton
This artwork by Frank Egginton achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in May 2001. In the THE IRISH SALE auction, the work Sheephaven and Melmore Head, from Horn Head, Co. Donegal sold for GBP 7,050.00 (€ 11,819.49) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00. This high result makes Sheephaven and Melmore Head, from Horn Head, Co. Donegal the most expensive artwork by Frank Egginton that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Frank Egginton
Dieses Kunstwerk von Frank Egginton erzielte im Mai 2001 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion THE IRISH SALE wurde die Arbeit Sheephaven and Melmore Head, from Horn Head, Co. Donegal für GBP 7.050,00 (€ 11.819,49) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Sheephaven and Melmore Head, from Horn Head, Co. Donegal zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Frank Egginton, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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