Henry Alken Snr.
British Start For The Derby, 1847; And Cossack Winning The Derby, 1847 (Two Works)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
The Sporting Sale: Equestrian, Wildlife & Maritime Art, Lot 6
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2008
The Sporting Sale: Equestrian, Wildlife & Maritime Art, Lot 6
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2008
Estimate: 70.000 - 90.000 USD
Price realised: 80.500 USD
Price realised: 80.500 USD
Description
Henry Alken Snr.
1785-1851
BRITISHSTART FOR THE DERBY, 1847; AND COSSACK WINNING THE DERBY, 1847 (TWO WORKS)
Start for the Derby, 1847: signed with artist's initials HA, titled Start For the Derby and dated 1847 (lower right)
Cossack Winning the Derby: signed with artist's initials HA, titled Winning the Derby and dated 1847 (lower left)
each: oil on canvas
each: 15 by 21 in.
1785-1851
BRITISHSTART FOR THE DERBY, 1847; AND COSSACK WINNING THE DERBY, 1847 (TWO WORKS)
Start for the Derby, 1847: signed with artist's initials HA, titled Start For the Derby and dated 1847 (lower right)
Cossack Winning the Derby: signed with artist's initials HA, titled Winning the Derby and dated 1847 (lower left)
each: oil on canvas
each: 15 by 21 in.
A top price for Henry Alken - as previously expected
The work British Start For The Derby, 1847; And Cossack Winning The Derby, 1847 (Two Works) by Henry Alken was sold in the The Sporting Sale: Equestrian, Wildlife & Maritime Art auction at Sothebys in New York in December 2008. The price achieved of USD 80,500.00 (€ 57,834.61) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 70,000.00 – 90,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, British Start For The Derby, 1847; And Cossack Winning The Derby, 1847 (Two Works) is the most expensive artwork by Henry Alken that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit British Start For The Derby, 1847; And Cossack Winning The Derby, 1847 (Two Works) von Henry Alken wurde im Dezember 2008 in der Auktion The Sporting Sale: Equestrian, Wildlife & Maritime Art bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 80.500,00 (€ 57.834,61) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 70.000,00 – 90.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist British Start For The Derby, 1847; And Cossack Winning The Derby, 1847 (Two Works) das teuerste Kunstwerk von Henry Alken, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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