James Smetham
Pandora
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Lot 6
17. Dec - 17. Dec 2015
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Lot 6
17. Dec - 17. Dec 2015
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Price realised: 12.500 GBP
Description
James Smetham
1821-1899
PANDORA
signed l.l.: James Smetham
oil on canvas
76.5cm by 61cm., 30 by 24in.
By descent from the artist to Dennis Smetham with whom remained until 1977; | Fine Art Society, London where purchased by a private collector; | Sotheby's, 28 September 1988, lot 169 where purchased by the present owner
1821-1899
PANDORA
signed l.l.: James Smetham
oil on canvas
76.5cm by 61cm., 30 by 24in.
By descent from the artist to Dennis Smetham with whom remained until 1977; | Fine Art Society, London where purchased by a private collector; | Sotheby's, 28 September 1988, lot 169 where purchased by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
In December 2015 Sothebys in London held the auction Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, which included the work Pandora by James Smetham. The price achieved of GBP 12,500.00 (€ 16,974.40) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 10,000.00 – 15,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by James Smetham achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Mandolin in December 2017 with an auction result of GBP 476,750.00 (€ 536,512.29).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Dezember 2015 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Pandora von James Smetham zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 12.500,00 (€ 16.974,40) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 10.000,00 – 15.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von James Smetham erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Mandolin im Dezember 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 476.750,00 (€ 536.512,29).
James Smetham - Auction history
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