Harold Speed
Portrait of John Ellison McCartney, full-length, holding a football
Found at
Christies,
London
Victorian Pictures including The John H. Schaeffer, Lot 189
11. Jun - 11. Jun 2004
Victorian Pictures including The John H. Schaeffer, Lot 189
11. Jun - 11. Jun 2004
Estimate: 7.000 - 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 21.510 GBP
Price realised: 21.510 GBP
Description
Harold Speed (1872-1957)
Portrait of John Ellison McCartney, full-length, holding a football
signed and dated '.HAROLD.SPEED.1911.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
62 x 26 3/8 in. (157 x 67 cm.)
Portrait of John Ellison McCartney, full-length, holding a football
signed and dated '.HAROLD.SPEED.1911.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
62 x 26 3/8 in. (157 x 67 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Harold Speed achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2004. In the Victorian Pictures including The John H. Schaeffer auction, the work Portrait of John Ellison McCartney, full-length, holding a football sold for GBP 21,510.00 (€ 32,013.32) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 10,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Harold Speed; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The Vale of Leutha sold at auction in June 2004 with the realized price of GBP 26,290.00 (€ 39,127.39).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Harold Speed erzielte im Juni 2004 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Victorian Pictures including The John H. Schaeffer wurde die Arbeit Portrait of John Ellison McCartney, full-length, holding a football für GBP 21.510,00 (€ 32.013,32) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 10.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Harold Speed; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The Vale of Leutha im Juni 2004 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 26.290,00 (€ 39.127,39).
Harold Speed - Auction history
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