George Price Boyce
The Citadel of Saladin on the Mokattam Hills, Cairo
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 638 GBP
Price realised: 638 GBP
Description
The Citadel of Saladin on the Mokattam Hills, Cairo
signed and dated 'G.P.Boyce.Febr.1862' (lower left)
watercolour
14 x 40cm (5 1/2 x 15 3/4in).
a period label affixed to the frame verso is inscribed as follows 'Citadel - Mookattam Hills/Tombs of the Moomtooks-/Aquaduct - Cairo/Feb 1862'
A label affixed to the frame verso indicates that this was in the collection of S.C Cockerell, 28th August 1904. Cockerell being the founder of the Fitzwilliam Museum. | Private collection, UK.
signed and dated 'G.P.Boyce.Febr.1862' (lower left)
watercolour
14 x 40cm (5 1/2 x 15 3/4in).
a period label affixed to the frame verso is inscribed as follows 'Citadel - Mookattam Hills/Tombs of the Moomtooks-/Aquaduct - Cairo/Feb 1862'
A label affixed to the frame verso indicates that this was in the collection of S.C Cockerell, 28th August 1904. Cockerell being the founder of the Fitzwilliam Museum. | Private collection, UK.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In February 2021 Bonhams in London held the auction Travel & Exploration, which included the work The Citadel of Saladin on the Mokattam Hills, Cairo by George Price Boyce. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 600.00 – 800.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 637.50 (€ 735.24) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by George Price Boyce achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Old Barn At Whitchurch in May 2014 with an auction result of GBP 31,250.00 (€ 38,407.26).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Februar 2021 führte Bonhams in London die Auktion Travel & Exploration durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Citadel of Saladin on the Mokattam Hills, Cairo von George Price Boyce zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 600,00 – 800,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 637,50 (€ 735,24) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von George Price Boyce erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Old Barn At Whitchurch im Mai 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 31.250,00 (€ 38.407,26).
George Price Boyce - Auction history
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