George Wharton Edwards
The House of Desdemona Venice
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 USD
Price realised: 2.280 USD
Price realised: 2.280 USD
Description
George Wharton Edwards (1859-1950)
The House of Desdemona Venice
signed and titled 'George Wharton Edwards/Desdemona's House' (lower right); signed, dated, and inscribed '"The House of Desdemona Venice"/George Wharton Edwards/1923 For my very **** Ethel' (on the reverse)
oil, gouache, pencil and charcoal on board
8 x 5½ in. (20.3 x 14 cm.)
The House of Desdemona Venice
signed and titled 'George Wharton Edwards/Desdemona's House' (lower right); signed, dated, and inscribed '"The House of Desdemona Venice"/George Wharton Edwards/1923 For my very **** Ethel' (on the reverse)
oil, gouache, pencil and charcoal on board
8 x 5½ in. (20.3 x 14 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 27 %.
The work The House of Desdemona Venice by George Wharton Edwards was auctioned at Christies in New York in September 2006. It achieved a price of USD 2,280.00 (€ 1,797.12), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 27%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by George Wharton Edwards - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Ice Bound Brook, which sold at auction in December 2021 for USD 7,650.00 (€ 6,759.14).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 27 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The House of Desdemona Venice von George Wharton Edwards kam im September 2006 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 2.280,00 (€ 1.797,12) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 27%. Für andere Arbeiten von George Wharton Edwards mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Ice Bound Brook beobachtet, die im Dezember 2021 für USD 7.650,00 (€ 6.759,14) versteigert wurde.
George Wharton Edwards - Auction history
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