George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier, R.W.S.
Two Letters To William Powell Frith, R.A., Humourously Depicting du Maurier, Frith And Lord Leighton
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours, Lot 282
30. Sep - 30. Sep 2004
British and Continental Watercolours, Lot 282
30. Sep - 30. Sep 2004
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier, R.W.S. (1834-1896)
Two letters to William Powell Frith, R.A., humourously depicting Du Maurier, Frith and Lord Leighton
the first letter extensively inscribed 'My dear Frith/I hoped today to have spent the afternoon with you and/the president, and given you both/the benefit of my counsel and advise_/But suddenly feeling a joke about/the census, I have spent the day/in trying to work it out, as the/inevitable boy comes tomorrow/morning for the weeks work_/yours ever with love/G.du Maurier' (overall)
brown ink
6 x 3¾ in. (15 x 9.5 cm.)
(two in one frame)
Two letters to William Powell Frith, R.A., humourously depicting Du Maurier, Frith and Lord Leighton
the first letter extensively inscribed 'My dear Frith/I hoped today to have spent the afternoon with you and/the president, and given you both/the benefit of my counsel and advise_/But suddenly feeling a joke about/the census, I have spent the day/in trying to work it out, as the/inevitable boy comes tomorrow/morning for the weeks work_/yours ever with love/G.du Maurier' (overall)
brown ink
6 x 3¾ in. (15 x 9.5 cm.)
(two in one frame)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Two Letters To William Powell Frith, R.A., Humourously Depicting du Maurier, Frith And Lord Leighton by George du Maurier was auctioned at Christies in London in September 2004, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 200.00 – 400.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 155.35 (€ 226.33). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by George du Maurier achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work 'Two Thrones' in November 2000 with an auction result of GBP 8,812.50 (€ 14,403.68).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Two Letters To William Powell Frith, R.A., Humourously Depicting du Maurier, Frith And Lord Leighton von George du Maurier im September 2004 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 200,00 – 400,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 155,35 (€ 226,33) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von George du Maurier erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit 'Two Thrones' im November 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 8.812,50 (€ 14.403,68).
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