James Gillray
Maecenas, in pursuit of the Fine Arts.; Delicious Dreams!-Castles in the Air!-Glorious Prospects!-
Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
Price realised: 1.275 GBP
Price realised: 1.275 GBP
Description
Maecenas, in pursuit of the Fine Arts.; Delicious Dreams!-Castles in the Air!-Glorious Prospects!- (BM 11076; 10979)
Two etchings with hand-colouring, the latter with aquatint, 1808, each on wove, each published by H. Humphrey, London, with margins, 349 x 247mm (15 3/4 x 9 3/4in)(and smaller)(PL)(unframed)(2)
Brandsby Hall, North Yorkshire, and by descent.
Two etchings with hand-colouring, the latter with aquatint, 1808, each on wove, each published by H. Humphrey, London, with margins, 349 x 247mm (15 3/4 x 9 3/4in)(and smaller)(PL)(unframed)(2)
Brandsby Hall, North Yorkshire, and by descent.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 82 %.
This artwork by James Gillray achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in London in December 2021. In the Prints and Multiples auction, the work Maecenas, in pursuit of the Fine Arts.; Delicious Dreams!-Castles in the Air!-Glorious Prospects!- sold for GBP 1,275.00 (€ 1,520.81) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 700.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by James Gillray achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work ‘Consequences Of A Successful French Invasion... Or... We Fly On The Wings Of The Wind To Save The Irish Catholics From Persecution’ in March 2018 with an auction result of GBP 47,500.00 (€ 54,081.37).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 82 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von James Gillray erzielte im Dezember 2021 bei Bonhams in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Prints and Multiples wurde die Arbeit Maecenas, in pursuit of the Fine Arts.; Delicious Dreams!-Castles in the Air!-Glorious Prospects!- für GBP 1.275,00 (€ 1.520,81) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 700,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von James Gillray erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit ‘Consequences Of A Successful French Invasion... Or... We Fly On The Wings Of The Wind To Save The Irish Catholics From Persecution’ im März 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 47.500,00 (€ 54.081,37).
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