Horatio Henry Couldery
Two kittens in a basket watching a bird in a cage
Found at
Christies,
London
BRITISH AND VICTORIAN PAINTINGS, INCLUDING SCOTTISH PICTURES, Lot 479
8. Mar - 8. Mar 2001
BRITISH AND VICTORIAN PAINTINGS, INCLUDING SCOTTISH PICTURES, Lot 479
8. Mar - 8. Mar 2001
Estimate: 7.000 - 9.000 GBP
Price realised: 7.638 GBP
Price realised: 7.638 GBP
Description
Horatio Henry Couldery (b.1832, fl. 1861-1893)
Two kittens in a basket watching a bird in a cage
signed 'Horatio H. Couldery' (lower right)
oil on canvas
14 x 18 in. (35.5 x 45.8 cm.)
Two kittens in a basket watching a bird in a cage
signed 'Horatio H. Couldery' (lower right)
oil on canvas
14 x 18 in. (35.5 x 45.8 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Two kittens in a basket watching a bird in a cage by Horatio Henry Couldery was auctioned at Christies in London in March 2001. The price achieved of GBP 7,637.50 (€ 12,323.87) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 7,000.00 – 9,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Horatio Henry Couldery - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Exemplary behavior, which sold at auction in December 2008 for USD 37,500.00 (€ 26,941.59).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Two kittens in a basket watching a bird in a cage von Horatio Henry Couldery kam im März 2001 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 7.637,50 (€ 12.323,87) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 7.000,00 – 9.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Horatio Henry Couldery mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Exemplary behavior beobachtet, die im Dezember 2008 für USD 37.500,00 (€ 26.941,59) versteigert wurde.
Horatio Henry Couldery - Auction history
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