Helen Allingham, R.W.S.
Beside The Old Church Gate Farm, Smarden, Kent
Found at
Christies,
London
British Art on Paper Including 'The Blue Rigi' by J.M.W. Turner, R.A., Lot 117
5. Jun - 5. Jun 2006
British Art on Paper Including 'The Blue Rigi' by J.M.W. Turner, R.A., Lot 117
5. Jun - 5. Jun 2006
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 24.000 GBP
Price realised: 24.000 GBP
Description
Helen Allingham, R.W.S. (1848-1926)
Beside the Old Church Gate Farm, Smarden, Kent
signed 'H Allingham' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour and with scratching out
9¾ x 13 in. (24.8 x 33 cm.)
Beside the Old Church Gate Farm, Smarden, Kent
signed 'H Allingham' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour and with scratching out
9¾ x 13 in. (24.8 x 33 cm.)
A top price for Helen Allingham
In June 2006 Christies in London held the auction British Art on Paper Including 'The Blue Rigi' by J.M.W. Turner, R.A., which included the work Beside The Old Church Gate Farm, Smarden, Kent by Helen Allingham. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 24,000.00 (€ 34,727.60), 20% above the upper estimate. With this result, Beside The Old Church Gate Farm, Smarden, Kent is even the most expensive work of art by Helen Allingham that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Helen Allingham
Im Juni 2006 führte Christies in London die Auktion British Art on Paper Including 'The Blue Rigi' by J.M.W. Turner, R.A. durch, in der auch die Arbeit Beside The Old Church Gate Farm, Smarden, Kent von Helen Allingham zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 24.000,00 (€ 34.727,60) und damit 20% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Beside The Old Church Gate Farm, Smarden, Kent sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Helen Allingham, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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