James Leakey

Reading the local news

Found at Christies, London
British Pictures 1500-1850, Lot 51
25. Nov - 25. Nov 2003
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.780 GBP
James Leakey (1775-1865)
Reading the local news
signed and dated 'J.Leakey/1820' (lower right)
oil on panel
14½ x 13½ in. (36.8 x 34.3 cm.)

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Reading the local news by James Leakey was sold in the British Pictures 1500-1850 auction at Christies in London in November 2003. The price achieved of GBP 4,780.00 (€ 6,861.76) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 4,000.00 – 6,000.00. Other works by James Leakey have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in June 2003 the work Lieutenant-Colonel W. George Collier, facing right in scarlet coat of the Coldstream Guards, with gold bordered blue collar and facings, gold epaulettes, white cross sash with gilt-metal oval plate, white shirt and black stock, curling light brown ha was auctioned for GBP 4,780.00 (€ 6,869.12).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Reading the local news von James Leakey wurde im November 2003 in der Auktion British Pictures 1500-1850 bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 4.780,00 (€ 6.861,76) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von James Leakey konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juni 2003 die Arbeit Lieutenant-Colonel W. George Collier, facing right in scarlet coat of the Coldstream Guards, with gold bordered blue collar and facings, gold epaulettes, white cross sash with gilt-metal oval plate, white shirt and black stock, curling light brown ha für GBP 4.780,00 (€ 6.869,12) versteigert.

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