G.F. Sargent
A child's wake at Elvas (illustrated); and The market place at Elvas
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 625 GBP
Price realised: 625 GBP
Description
G.F. Sargent (fl.1830-1840)
A child's wake at Elvas (illustrated); and The market place at Elvas
the first inscribed 'A childs Wake at Elvas. Sept. 20 1834' (lower right) and further inscribed with a description of the custom of childrens' wakes in Portugal and noting the death of the Duke of Braganza on 24 September 1834 (on reverse); and the second inscribed 'Market Place at Elvas.' (lower right)
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour
8½ x 11¼ in. (22 x 28.5 cm.) and smaller (2)
A child's wake at Elvas (illustrated); and The market place at Elvas
the first inscribed 'A childs Wake at Elvas. Sept. 20 1834' (lower right) and further inscribed with a description of the custom of childrens' wakes in Portugal and noting the death of the Duke of Braganza on 24 September 1834 (on reverse); and the second inscribed 'Market Place at Elvas.' (lower right)
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour
8½ x 11¼ in. (22 x 28.5 cm.) and smaller (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
In March 2009 Christies in London held the auction Christie's Interiors, which included the work A child's wake at Elvas (illustrated); and The market place at Elvas by G.F. Sargent. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 625.00 (€ 673.97), 25% above the upper estimate. Other works by G.F. Sargent have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 1,250.00 (€ 1,347.94) in March 2009 for the work The Convent of St Domingo.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Im März 2009 führte Christies in London die Auktion Christie's Interiors durch, in der auch die Arbeit A child's wake at Elvas (illustrated); and The market place at Elvas von G.F. Sargent zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 625,00 (€ 673,97) und damit 25% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von G.F. Sargent haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.250,00 (€ 1.347,94) im März 2009 für die Arbeit The Convent of St Domingo beobachtet.
G.F. Sargent - Auction history
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