Georg Dionysius Ehret
Broad-leaved oak clippings ( Quercus latifolia ) with male and female Purple Emperor butterflies ( Apatura iris ), their upperwings and underwings displayed
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.500 GBP
Price realised: 6.500 GBP
Description
signed 'G.D. Ehret. P.' and inscribed 'Quercus; latifolia. Park. Theat.' and with inscription 'Vol 5/ 31' (in pencil and erased)
black chalk, watercolour, bodycolour, gum Arabic, countermark V, unframed
21¼ x 14 7/8 in. (54.1 x 37.9 cm.)
Anonymous sale; Bonham's, London, 16 March 1977, lot 37, where purchased by Brian Sewell.
black chalk, watercolour, bodycolour, gum Arabic, countermark V, unframed
21¼ x 14 7/8 in. (54.1 x 37.9 cm.)
Anonymous sale; Bonham's, London, 16 March 1977, lot 37, where purchased by Brian Sewell.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Georg Dionysius Ehret achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in September 2016. In the Brian Sewell - Critic & Collector auction, the work Broad-leaved oak clippings ( Quercus latifolia ) with male and female Purple Emperor butterflies ( Apatura iris ), their upperwings and underwings displayed sold for GBP 6,500.00 (€ 7,527.81) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00. Admittedly, works by Georg Dionysius Ehret have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Gloriosa superba (Glory Lily) in June 2001 with an auction result of GBP 30,550.00 (€ 50,749.63).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Georg Dionysius Ehret erzielte im September 2016 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Brian Sewell - Critic & Collector wurde die Arbeit Broad-leaved oak clippings ( Quercus latifolia ) with male and female Purple Emperor butterflies ( Apatura iris ), their upperwings and underwings displayed für GBP 6.500,00 (€ 7.527,81) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Georg Dionysius Ehret auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Gloriosa superba (Glory Lily) im Juni 2001 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 30.550,00 (€ 50.749,63).
Georg Dionysius Ehret - Auction history
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