Herbert George Ponting
A Weddell Seal About To Dive
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 625 GBP
Price realised: 625 GBP
Description
Herbert George Ponting (1871-1935)
A Weddell Seal about to dive
signed ‘H. G. Ponting.’ (lower left), the artist’s stamps ‘HERBERT G. PONTING, F.R.G.S. / Copyright’ and ‘PHOTOGRAPH BY HERBERT G. PONTING, F.R.G.S. / BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. 1910.’, and titled ’19 A Weddell Seal about to dive’ in pencil on the reverse
blue-toned carbon print
11.3/4 x 17.3/4in. (29.8 x 45.2cm.)
A Weddell Seal about to dive
signed ‘H. G. Ponting.’ (lower left), the artist’s stamps ‘HERBERT G. PONTING, F.R.G.S. / Copyright’ and ‘PHOTOGRAPH BY HERBERT G. PONTING, F.R.G.S. / BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. 1910.’, and titled ’19 A Weddell Seal about to dive’ in pencil on the reverse
blue-toned carbon print
11.3/4 x 17.3/4in. (29.8 x 45.2cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A Weddell Seal About To Dive by Herbert George Ponting was auctioned at Christies in London in April 2014. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 600.00 – 800.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 625.00 (€ 760.77) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. 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 im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A Weddell Seal About To Dive von Herbert George Ponting kam im April 2014 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 600,00 – 800,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 625,00 (€ 760,77) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. 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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