George Cruikshank
Napoleon and his army effecting the Wonderful Passage of the Alps at Mount St. Bernard; and five plates from the same series
Found at
Christies,
New York
NAPOLEONICA FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. & MRS. PHILIP CORSO, Lot 2041
2. Dec - 2. Dec 2004
NAPOLEONICA FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. & MRS. PHILIP CORSO, Lot 2041
2. Dec - 2. Dec 2004
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
GEORGE CRUIKSHANK (1792-1878)
Napoleon and his army effecting the Wonderful Passage of the Alps at Mount St. Bernard; and five plates from the same series
six engravings with hand-coloring, 1823, on wove papers, published by John Fairburn, London, all with margins, pale light-staining, minor surface soiling, pale scattered foxing, small areas of pale staining, soft creasing, central vertical folds (as issued), small repaired tears and losses mostly at the margin edges, otherwise all generally in good condition, laid down, unframed
all S. 8½ x 12½ in. (216 x 318 mm.) (6)
Napoleon and his army effecting the Wonderful Passage of the Alps at Mount St. Bernard; and five plates from the same series
six engravings with hand-coloring, 1823, on wove papers, published by John Fairburn, London, all with margins, pale light-staining, minor surface soiling, pale scattered foxing, small areas of pale staining, soft creasing, central vertical folds (as issued), small repaired tears and losses mostly at the margin edges, otherwise all generally in good condition, laid down, unframed
all S. 8½ x 12½ in. (216 x 318 mm.) (6)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Napoleon and his army effecting the Wonderful Passage of the Alps at Mount St. Bernard; and five plates from the same series by George Cruikshank was auctioned at Christies in New York in December 2004, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 1,000.00 – 1,500.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 59.75 (€ 44.14). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by George Cruikshank achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Study for 'The Highland Whisky-Still' in February 2003 with an auction result of GBP 7,409.00 (€ 10,816.91).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Napoleon and his army effecting the Wonderful Passage of the Alps at Mount St. Bernard; and five plates from the same series von George Cruikshank im Dezember 2004 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.000,00 – 1.500,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 59,75 (€ 44,14) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von George Cruikshank erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Study for 'The Highland Whisky-Still' im Februar 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 7.409,00 (€ 10.816,91).
George Cruikshank - Auction history
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