Henry Warren

The return of the pilgrims from Mecca

Found at Christies, London
Orientalist Art, Lot 1
29.Apr - 29.Apr.2019
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 28.750 GBP
Executed circa 1847-1848.
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper
36 x 48 in. (91.5 x 123 cm.)
Private collection, England. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 24 November 1976, lot 185. | with Mathaf Gallery, London. | Private collection, France, from whom acquired by the present owner.

A top price for Henry Warren

The work The return of the pilgrims from Mecca by Henry Warren was sold in the Orientalist Art auction at Christies in London in April 2019. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 28,750.00 (€ 33,444.56), 15% above the upper estimate. With this result, The return of the pilgrims from Mecca is even the most expensive work of art by Henry Warren that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Henry Warren

Die Arbeit The return of the pilgrims from Mecca von Henry Warren wurde im April 2019 in der Auktion Orientalist Art bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 28.750,00 (€ 33.444,56) und damit 15% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist The return of the pilgrims from Mecca sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Henry Warren, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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