Herbert G. Ponting
Seals Basking on Pancake Ice, Antarctica, c. 1911
Found at
Christies,
New York
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 111
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 111
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 5.000 USD
Price realised: 5.000 USD
Description
HERBERT G. PONTING (1870-1935)
Seals Basking on Pancake Ice, Antarctica, c. 1911
gelatin silver print
date, annotation in ink, credit caption and collection labels affixed (on the reverse of the mount)
image: 12¼ x 15¼in. (29 x 38.6cm.)
mount: 13 3/8 x 16in. (34 x 40.5cm.)
Seals Basking on Pancake Ice, Antarctica, c. 1911
gelatin silver print
date, annotation in ink, credit caption and collection labels affixed (on the reverse of the mount)
image: 12¼ x 15¼in. (29 x 38.6cm.)
mount: 13 3/8 x 16in. (34 x 40.5cm.)
Sold at the lower estimate price
The work Seals Basking on Pancake Ice, Antarctica, c. 1911 by Herbert George Ponting was auctioned at Christies in New York in December 2012. The result of USD 5,000.00 (€ 3,791.90) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00. 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).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit Seals Basking on Pancake Ice, Antarctica, c. 1911 von Herbert George Ponting kam im Dezember 2012 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 5.000,00 (€ 3.791,90) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00. 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
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