George R. Cummings
Two polar giants - Endurance and Discovery in icy waters
Estimate: 700 - 900 GBP
Price realised: 1.140 GBP
Price realised: 1.140 GBP
Description
George R. Cummings, 20th Century
Two polar giants - Endurance and Discovery in icy waters
the first signed, inscribed and dated 'George R. Cummings/Edinburgh 2003' (lower left) and '"Endurance"/Weddell Sea Antartica' (lower right); the second signed, inscribed and dated 'George R. Cummings./Edinburgh copyright' (lower left) and '"R.R.S. Discovery"' (lower right)
oil on board
12 x 30 in. (30.5 x 76.2 cm.)
a pair (2)
Two polar giants - Endurance and Discovery in icy waters
the first signed, inscribed and dated 'George R. Cummings/Edinburgh 2003' (lower left) and '"Endurance"/Weddell Sea Antartica' (lower right); the second signed, inscribed and dated 'George R. Cummings./Edinburgh copyright' (lower left) and '"R.R.S. Discovery"' (lower right)
oil on board
12 x 30 in. (30.5 x 76.2 cm.)
a pair (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 27 %.
The work Two polar giants - Endurance and Discovery in icy waters by George R. Cummings was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2005. It achieved a price of GBP 1,140.00 (€ 1,683.00), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 27%. Other works by George R. Cummings have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 1,673.00 (€ 2,406.60) in November 2004 for the work Shackleton'S Endurance Arriving At Grytviken, South Georgia.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 27 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Two polar giants - Endurance and Discovery in icy waters von George R. Cummings kam im Mai 2005 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.140,00 (€ 1.683,00) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 27%. Andere Arbeiten von George R. Cummings haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.673,00 (€ 2.406,60) im November 2004 für die Arbeit Shackleton'S Endurance Arriving At Grytviken, South Georgia beobachtet.
George R. Cummings - Auction history
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