James Pollard
The London-Edinburgh Royal Mail coach setting a brisk pace on a summer day
Found at
Christies,
London
The B.J. Eastwood Collection: Important Sporting and Irish Pictures, Lot 27
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2021
The B.J. Eastwood Collection: Important Sporting and Irish Pictures, Lot 27
9. Jul - 9. Jul 2021
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 GBP
Price realised: 106.250 GBP
Price realised: 106.250 GBP
Description
James Pollard (1755-1838)
The London-Edinburgh Royal Mail coach setting a brisk pace on a summer day
signed and dated 'J. Pollard. 1821' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 ½ x 40 ½ in. (77.5 x 102.9 cm.)
Painted in 1821.
- James Woolworth Donahue, Brookfield, New York. | The Mr. & Mrs. Jack R. Dick Collection (Final Part); Sotheby's, London, 28 April 1976, lot 179.
The London-Edinburgh Royal Mail coach setting a brisk pace on a summer day
signed and dated 'J. Pollard. 1821' (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 ½ x 40 ½ in. (77.5 x 102.9 cm.)
Painted in 1821.
- James Woolworth Donahue, Brookfield, New York. | The Mr. & Mrs. Jack R. Dick Collection (Final Part); Sotheby's, London, 28 April 1976, lot 179.
A top price for James Pollard
When the work The London-Edinburgh Royal Mail coach setting a brisk pace on a summer day by James Pollard was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 35,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 106,250.00 (€ 124,600.16). This high result makes The London-Edinburgh Royal Mail coach setting a brisk pace on a summer day the most expensive artwork by James Pollard that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für James Pollard
Als die Arbeit The London-Edinburgh Royal Mail coach setting a brisk pace on a summer day von James Pollard im Juli 2021 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 35.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 106.250,00 (€ 124.600,16) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The London-Edinburgh Royal Mail coach setting a brisk pace on a summer day zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von James Pollard, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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