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James Thomas Linnell
Firs And Furze
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 34.850 GBP
Price realised: 34.850 GBP
Description
James Thomas Linnell
1826 - 1905
FIRS AND FURZE
signed, titled, dated and inscribed on an artist's label attached to the stretcher: Firs and Furze/ James Thomas Linnell/ Red Hill/ Reigate/ Surrey/ 1854
oil on canvas
57 by 79 cm.; 22 ½ by 31 ¼ in.
R. Roberts Esq., Cheshire by 1887; | Thos. Agnew & Sons, Liverpool; | Private collection
1826 - 1905
FIRS AND FURZE
signed, titled, dated and inscribed on an artist's label attached to the stretcher: Firs and Furze/ James Thomas Linnell/ Red Hill/ Reigate/ Surrey/ 1854
oil on canvas
57 by 79 cm.; 22 ½ by 31 ¼ in.
R. Roberts Esq., Cheshire by 1887; | Thos. Agnew & Sons, Liverpool; | Private collection
A top price for James Thomas Linnell
In December 2008 Sothebys in London held the auction Victorian & Edwardian Art, which included the work Firs And Furze by James Thomas Linnell. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 34,850.00 (€ 36,602.64), 74% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Firs And Furze the most expensive artwork by James Thomas Linnell that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für James Thomas Linnell
Im Dezember 2008 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Victorian & Edwardian Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Firs And Furze von James Thomas Linnell zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 34.850,00 (€ 36.602,64) und damit 74% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Firs And Furze zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von James Thomas Linnell, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.