Frank Wasley
The River Thames at Westminster
Found at
Christies,
London
BRITISH ART ON PAPER INCLUDING ORIGINAL BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS, Lot 46
3. Jul - 3. Jul 2003
BRITISH ART ON PAPER INCLUDING ORIGINAL BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS, Lot 46
3. Jul - 3. Jul 2003
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.175 GBP
Price realised: 1.175 GBP
Description
Frank Wasley (1854-1934)
The River Thames at Westminster
signed 'F Wasley' (lower left)
watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour
10½ x 14 in. (26.7 x 35.5 cm.)
The River Thames at Westminster
signed 'F Wasley' (lower left)
watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour
10½ x 14 in. (26.7 x 35.5 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 47 %.
The work The River Thames at Westminster by Frank Wasley was sold in the BRITISH ART ON PAPER INCLUDING ORIGINAL BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS auction at Christies in London in July 2003. It achieved a price of GBP 1,175.00 (€ 1,535.80), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 47%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Frank Wasley - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work St. Paul's from the South Bank, which sold at auction in March 2003 for GBP 3,760.00 (€ 5,446.83).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 47 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The River Thames at Westminster von Frank Wasley wurde im Juli 2003 in der Auktion BRITISH ART ON PAPER INCLUDING ORIGINAL BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.175,00 (€ 1.535,80) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 47%. Für andere Arbeiten von Frank Wasley mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit St. Paul's from the South Bank beobachtet, die im März 2003 für GBP 3.760,00 (€ 5.446,83) versteigert wurde.
Frank Wasley - Auction history
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