Fred Enock
The earwig: seven diagrams showing the wing positions of an earwig, a folding diagram of earwig wings, two textual titles
Found at
Christies,
London
Travel, Science and Natural History, Lot 73
6. Apr - 6. Apr 2011
Travel, Science and Natural History, Lot 73
6. Apr - 6. Apr 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Fred Enock (1845-1916)
The earwig: seven diagrams showing the wing positions of an earwig, a folding diagram of earwig wings, two textual titles
printed titles
pen and watercolour on paper, cut out and mounted on black gouache sheets, backed with linen
29 7/8 x20in. (76 x 51cm.) and smaller (10)
The earwig: seven diagrams showing the wing positions of an earwig, a folding diagram of earwig wings, two textual titles
printed titles
pen and watercolour on paper, cut out and mounted on black gouache sheets, backed with linen
29 7/8 x20in. (76 x 51cm.) and smaller (10)
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
When the work The earwig: seven diagrams showing the wing positions of an earwig, a folding diagram of earwig wings, two textual titles by Fred Enock was auctioned at Christies in London in April 2011, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,200.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at GBP 5,000.00 (€ 5,630.86). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Fred Enock - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Willow Saw Fly: nineteen diagrams showing the anatomy, habits of saw flies and their larvae, which sold at auction in April 2011 for GBP 11,250.00 (€ 12,669.44).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit The earwig: seven diagrams showing the wing positions of an earwig, a folding diagram of earwig wings, two textual titles von Fred Enock im April 2011 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.200,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 5.000,00 (€ 5.630,86) mehr als viermal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von Fred Enock mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Willow Saw Fly: nineteen diagrams showing the anatomy, habits of saw flies and their larvae beobachtet, die im April 2011 für GBP 11.250,00 (€ 12.669,44) versteigert wurde.
Fred Enock - Auction history
