Georg Dionysius Ehret
The South American 'Candle' Cactus
Found at
Sothebys,
London
A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, Lot 58
18. Jun - 7. Jul 2021
A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, Lot 58
18. Jun - 7. Jul 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
From the Collection of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven (1900-1973)
Georg Dionysius Ehret
Heidelberg 1708 - 1770 London
The South American 'Candle' Cactus
Watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gum arabic on vellum;
signed lower right: G.D. Ehret. P., inscribed lower left: CEREUS; erectus altissimus / syrinamenssis. Par. Pat.
533 by 360 mm
Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Lord Fairhaven (1900-1973); | by descent to the present owner
Georg Dionysius Ehret
Heidelberg 1708 - 1770 London
The South American 'Candle' Cactus
Watercolour and bodycolour, heightened with gum arabic on vellum;
signed lower right: G.D. Ehret. P., inscribed lower left: CEREUS; erectus altissimus / syrinamenssis. Par. Pat.
533 by 360 mm
Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Lord Fairhaven (1900-1973); | by descent to the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The South American 'Candle' Cactus by Georg Dionysius Ehret was sold in the A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries auction at Sothebys in London in July 2021. The price achieved of GBP 27,720.00 (€ 32,507.45) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 25,000.00 – 35,000.00. Other works by Georg Dionysius Ehret have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in June 2001 the work Gloriosa superba (Glory Lily) was auctioned for GBP 30,550.00 (€ 50,749.63).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The South American 'Candle' Cactus von Georg Dionysius Ehret wurde im Juli 2021 in der Auktion A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 27.720,00 (€ 32.507,45) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 25.000,00 – 35.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Georg Dionysius Ehret konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juni 2001 die Arbeit Gloriosa superba (Glory Lily) für GBP 30.550,00 (€ 50.749,63) versteigert.
Georg Dionysius Ehret - Auction history
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