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Harry Rountree
The safety first school
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 311
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
British and Continental Watercolours including Original Book, Lot 311
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2004
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 4.183 GBP
Price realised: 4.183 GBP
Description
Harry Rountree (1878-1950)
The safety first school
signed 'Harry/Rountree' (lower left) and inscribed as title in the margin
pencil and watercolour, unframed
15 x 10½ in. (38.2 x 26.7 cm.); and ten unframed animal and bird studies by the same hand (11)
The safety first school
signed 'Harry/Rountree' (lower left) and inscribed as title in the margin
pencil and watercolour, unframed
15 x 10½ in. (38.2 x 26.7 cm.); and ten unframed animal and bird studies by the same hand (11)
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
When the work The safety first school by Harry Rountree was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2004, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 800.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at GBP 4,182.50 (€ 5,919.39). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Harry Rountree; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot On The Tee sold at auction in November 2016 with the realized price of GBP 7,500.00 (€ 8,849.26).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit The safety first school von Harry Rountree im Dezember 2004 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 800,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 4.182,50 (€ 5.919,39) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Harry Rountree; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit On The Tee im November 2016 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 7.500,00 (€ 8.849,26).