Harrington Bird
Arab horses in the desert
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 13.145 GBP
Price realised: 13.145 GBP
Description
Harrington Bird (British, 1870-1895)
Arab horses in the desert
signed and dated 'Harington Bird/1905 (lower right)
pencil and watercolour on board
18 x 23½ in. (45.7 x 59.7 cm.)
Executed in 1905.
Arab horses in the desert
signed and dated 'Harington Bird/1905 (lower right)
pencil and watercolour on board
18 x 23½ in. (45.7 x 59.7 cm.)
Executed in 1905.
A top price for John Alexander Harington Bird
In June 2004 Christies in London held the auction 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN ART, which included the work Arab horses in the desert by John Alexander Harington Bird. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 12,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 13,145.00 (€ 19,563.70). With this result, Arab horses in the desert is even the most expensive work of art by John Alexander Harington Bird that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Alexander Harington Bird
Im Juni 2004 führte Christies in London die Auktion 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN ART durch, in der auch die Arbeit Arab horses in the desert von John Alexander Harington Bird zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 12.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 13.145,00 (€ 19.563,70) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Arab horses in the desert sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von John Alexander Harington Bird, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
John Alexander Harington Bird - Auction history
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