George James Rowe
A train crossing a viaduct
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 250 GBP
Price realised: 250 GBP
Description
George James Rowe (1807-1883)
A train crossing a viaduct
signed with monogram, indistinctly inscribed and dated 'July 20' (lower right)
black and white chalk, unframed
8½ x 12½ in. (21.6 x 31.7 cm.); and twenty-four unframed drawings of topographical subjects, some signed with initials, by the same hand (25)
A train crossing a viaduct
signed with monogram, indistinctly inscribed and dated 'July 20' (lower right)
black and white chalk, unframed
8½ x 12½ in. (21.6 x 31.7 cm.); and twenty-four unframed drawings of topographical subjects, some signed with initials, by the same hand (25)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work A train crossing a viaduct by George James Rowe was auctioned at Christies in London in January 2008, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 600.00 – 800.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 250.00 (€ 335.14). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by George James Rowe achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Pont Street, London in November 2005 with an auction result of GBP 6,000.00 (€ 8,814.76).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit A train crossing a viaduct von George James Rowe im Januar 2008 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 600,00 – 800,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 250,00 (€ 335,14) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von George James Rowe erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Pont Street, London im November 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 6.000,00 (€ 8.814,76).
George James Rowe - Auction history
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