Herbert G. Ponting
Aboard the 'Terra Nova,' c. 1911
Found at
Christies,
New York
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 131
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 131
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 1.188 USD
Price realised: 1.188 USD
Description
HERBERT G. PONTING (1870-1935)
Aboard the 'Terra Nova,' c. 1911
gelatin silver print
copyright credit (in the negative); annotations in pencil and reproduction limitation stamp (on the verso)
image/sheet: 6¼ x 7 7/8in. (16 x 20.3cm.)
Aboard the 'Terra Nova,' c. 1911
gelatin silver print
copyright credit (in the negative); annotations in pencil and reproduction limitation stamp (on the verso)
image/sheet: 6¼ x 7 7/8in. (16 x 20.3cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Aboard the 'Terra Nova,' c. 1911 by Herbert George Ponting was auctioned at Christies in New York in December 2012, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 1,500.00 – 2,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 1,187.50 (€ 900.58). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Herbert George Ponting achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13: Ponting's three master albums of contact prints in September 2010 with an auction result of GBP 169,250.00 (€ 195,755.59).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Aboard the 'Terra Nova,' c. 1911 von Herbert George Ponting im Dezember 2012 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.500,00 – 2.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 1.187,50 (€ 900,58) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Herbert George Ponting erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13: Ponting's three master albums of contact prints im September 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 169.250,00 (€ 195.755,59).
Herbert George Ponting - Auction history
![Ponting - The Great Wall Of China, [1907]](/images/ponting_the-great-wall-of-china-1907_AID509107_320x320.jpg)
![Ponting - Portrait of Lieutenant Henry Robertson Bowers, [1910, printed later]; sold together with a postcard of the same photo (2)](/images/ponting_portrait-of-lieutenant-henry-robertson-bowers-1910-printed-later-sold-together-with-a-postcard-of-the-same-photo-2_AID858016_320x320.jpg)
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