![J. Gould - [Ducks]: Four Plates](/images/j-gould_ducks-four-plates_AID708345.jpg?f=grey)
J. Gould
[Ducks]: Four Plates
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 USD
Price realised: 1.875 USD
Price realised: 1.875 USD
Description
J. Gould (Active 19th Century)
[Ducks]: Four Plates
four lithographs in colors, on wove paper, all with margins
Each L. 11 x 18½ in (279 mm. x 470 mm.) (4)
[Ducks]: Four Plates
four lithographs in colors, on wove paper, all with margins
Each L. 11 x 18½ in (279 mm. x 470 mm.) (4)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Ducks: Four Plates by John Gould was auctioned at Christies in New York in October 2008, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 2,500.00 – 3,500.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 1,875.00 (€ 1,478.47). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Gould achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Birds of Australia, [1840- 1848-1869, 8 volumes including Supplement|AID711784] in May last year with an auction result of GBP 302,400.00 (€ 355,744.81).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Ducks: Four Plates von John Gould im Oktober 2008 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 2.500,00 – 3.500,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 1.875,00 (€ 1.478,47) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Gould erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Birds of Australia, [1840- 1848-1869, 8 volumes including Supplement|AID711784] im Mai letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 302.400,00 (€ 355.744,81).
John Gould - Auction history
![John Gould - A Monograph of the Trogonidae, [1858-] 1875, contemporary green half morocco](/images/john-gould_a-monograph-of-the-trogonidae-1858-1875-contemporary-green-half-morocco_AID711791_320x320.jpg)
![John Gould - The Mammals of Australia, London, [1845-] 1863, 3 volumes, contemporary green morocco gilt](/images/john-gould_the-mammals-of-australia-london-1845-1863-3-volumes-contemporary-green-morocco-gilt_AID711789_320x320.jpg)
![John Gould - A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Humming-Birds, [1849-] 1861](/images/john-gould_a-monograph-of-the-trochilidae-or-family-of-humming-birds-1849-1861_AID711788_320x320.jpg)
![John Gould - A Monograph of the Odontophorinae, London, [1844-] 1850, later green morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf](/images/john-gould_a-monograph-of-the-odontophorinae-london-1844-1850-later-green-morocco-gilt-by-zaehnsdorf_AID711785_320x320.jpg)
![John Gould - The Birds of Australia, [1840-] 1848-1869, 8 volumes including Supplement](/images/john-gould_the-birds-of-australia-1840-1848-1869-8-volumes-including-supplement_AID711784_320x320.jpg)
![John Gould - The birds of Australia [suppressed parts], 1837-1838](/images/john-gould_the-birds-of-australia-suppressed-parts-1837-1838_AID711782_320x320.jpg)
Other artists in this auction
![John Nugent Fitch - [Orchids]: Nine Plates](/images/john-nugent-fitch_orchids-nine-plates_AID708343_320x320.jpg)
