George Stubbs, A.R.A.
A Lion Devouring A Horse
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Masters Evening Sale, Lot 67
4. Jul - 4. Jul 2018
Old Masters Evening Sale, Lot 67
4. Jul - 4. Jul 2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
George Stubbs, A.R.A.
LIVERPOOL 1724 - 1806 LONDON
A LION DEVOURING A HORSE
oil and wax on millboard
53.4 x 68.6 cm.; 21 x 27 in.
Probably Stubbs' studio sale ('Original Paintings, the Property and Performance of that Ingenious and Celebrated British Artist, George Stubbs, Esq, Dec.'), on the premises, Peter Coxe, 26 May 1807, lot 69 ('Lion devouring a Horse - a most spirited Picture') for 17 guineas, probably to Isabella Saltonstall; | Paul Odo Cross and Angus Wilson, Tidcombe Manor, Wiltshire, by 1947; | Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 22 November 1968, lot 26, for 9
LIVERPOOL 1724 - 1806 LONDON
A LION DEVOURING A HORSE
oil and wax on millboard
53.4 x 68.6 cm.; 21 x 27 in.
Probably Stubbs' studio sale ('Original Paintings, the Property and Performance of that Ingenious and Celebrated British Artist, George Stubbs, Esq, Dec.'), on the premises, Peter Coxe, 26 May 1807, lot 69 ('Lion devouring a Horse - a most spirited Picture') for 17 guineas, probably to Isabella Saltonstall; | Paul Odo Cross and Angus Wilson, Tidcombe Manor, Wiltshire, by 1947; | Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 22 November 1968, lot 26, for 9
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A Lion Devouring A Horse by George Stubbs was sold in the Old Masters Evening Sale auction at Sothebys in London in July 2018. The price achieved of GBP 250,000.00 (€ 280,304.97) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 200,000.00 – 300,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by George Stubbs achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with a trainer, a jockey and a stable lad in July 2011 with an auction result of GBP 22,441,250.00 (€ 25,754,691.64).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A Lion Devouring A Horse von George Stubbs wurde im Juli 2018 in der Auktion Old Masters Evening Sale bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 250.000,00 (€ 280.304,97) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 200.000,00 – 300.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von George Stubbs erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, with a trainer, a jockey and a stable lad im Juli 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 22.441.250,00 (€ 25.754.691,64).
George Stubbs - Auction history
