James Gillray
Presages of the Millenium; - with - The Destruction of the Faithful
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.865 GBP
Price realised: 5.865 GBP
Description
Presages of the Millenium; - with - The Destruction of the Faithful (BM 8655)
Etching and aquatint with hand-colouring, 1795, on wove, published by H. Humphrey, London, with margins, 326 x 375mm (12 7/8 x 14 3/4in)(PL)(unframed)
Brandsby Hall, North Yorkshire, and by descent.
Etching and aquatint with hand-colouring, 1795, on wove, published by H. Humphrey, London, with margins, 326 x 375mm (12 7/8 x 14 3/4in)(PL)(unframed)
Brandsby Hall, North Yorkshire, and by descent.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
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 Presages of the Millenium; - with - The Destruction of the Faithful sold for GBP 5,865.00 (€ 6,995.71) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,000.00. Admittedly, works by James Gillray have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved 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 mehr als 100% 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 Presages of the Millenium; - with - The Destruction of the Faithful für GBP 5.865,00 (€ 6.995,71) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von James Gillray auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen 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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