Henry J. Livens
Summer flowers in a wicker basket, on a mossy bank
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 780 GBP
Price realised: 780 GBP
Description
Henry J. Livens (British, 19th Century)
Summer flowers in a wicker basket, on a mossy bank
signed with monogram (lower right)
oil on canvas
14 x 18 in. (35.5 x 45.7 cm.)
Summer flowers in a wicker basket, on a mossy bank
signed with monogram (lower right)
oil on canvas
14 x 18 in. (35.5 x 45.7 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.
The work Summer flowers in a wicker basket, on a mossy bank by Henry Livens was auctioned at Christies in London in January 2006. It achieved a price of GBP 780.00 (€ 1,143.25), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 56%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Henry Livens - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Spring blossom and a bird's nest with eggs on a mossy bank, which sold at auction in March 2002 for GBP 1,410.00 (€ 2,304.98).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Summer flowers in a wicker basket, on a mossy bank von Henry Livens kam im Januar 2006 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 780,00 (€ 1.143,25) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 56%. Für andere Arbeiten von Henry Livens mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Spring blossom and a bird's nest with eggs on a mossy bank beobachtet, die im März 2002 für GBP 1.410,00 (€ 2.304,98) versteigert wurde.
Henry Livens - Auction history
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