James Butler
The ermine and the goldcrest
Found at
Christies,
Hong Kong
Dear Monsieur Monet, Lot 125
26.Nov - 26.Nov.2017
Dear Monsieur Monet, Lot 125
26.Nov - 26.Nov.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed ‘J. BUTLER’ (lower left)
watercolor, India ink and pencil on paper
31.5 x 20.5 cm. (12 3/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
Michel Monet, Giverny (gift from the artist). | Rolande Verneiges, France (gift from the above). | By descent from the above to the present owner.
watercolor, India ink and pencil on paper
31.5 x 20.5 cm. (12 3/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
Michel Monet, Giverny (gift from the artist). | Rolande Verneiges, France (gift from the above). | By descent from the above to the present owner.
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
The work The ermine and the goldcrest by James Butler was worth HKD 40,000.00 (€ 4,306.61) to a buyer in November 2017. This price was achieved in the auction Dear Monsieur Monet at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 8,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by James Butler - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Bather, which sold at auction in November 2007 for GBP 6,250.00 (€ 8,751.62).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit The ermine and the goldcrest von James Butler war einem Käufer im November 2017 HKD 40.000,00 (€ 4.306,61) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Dear Monsieur Monet bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 8.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von James Butler mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Bather beobachtet, die im November 2007 für GBP 6.250,00 (€ 8.751,62) versteigert wurde.
James Butler - Auction history
