Fred Enock
Wings of Bombus: twelve diagrams of entomological anatomy and habit
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.250 GBP
Price realised: 2.250 GBP
Description
Fred Enock (1845-1916)
Wings of Bombus: twelve diagrams of entomological anatomy and habit
pen and watercolour on paper, cut out and mounted on black gouache sheets, (most) backed on linen
17¾ x 18in. (45 x 45.7cm.) and similar (12)
Wings of Bombus: twelve diagrams of entomological anatomy and habit
pen and watercolour on paper, cut out and mounted on black gouache sheets, (most) backed on linen
17¾ x 18in. (45 x 45.7cm.) and similar (12)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.
The work Wings of Bombus: twelve diagrams of entomological anatomy and habit by Fred Enock was sold in the Travel, Science and Natural History auction at Christies in London in April 2011. It achieved a price of GBP 2,250.00 (€ 2,533.89), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 50%. Admittedly, works by Fred Enock have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Willow Saw Fly: nineteen diagrams showing the anatomy, habits of saw flies and their larvae in April 2011 with an auction result of GBP 11,250.00 (€ 12,669.44).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Wings of Bombus: twelve diagrams of entomological anatomy and habit von Fred Enock wurde im April 2011 in der Auktion Travel, Science and Natural History bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 2.250,00 (€ 2.533,89) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 50%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Fred Enock auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Willow Saw Fly: nineteen diagrams showing the anatomy, habits of saw flies and their larvae im April 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 11.250,00 (€ 12.669,44).
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