Jessie Marion King
But only a little mermaid lying fast asleep
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 10.838 GBP
Price realised: 10.838 GBP
Description
AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION OF WORKS BY JESSIE M. KING AND ANNIE FRENCH
Jessie Marion King (British, 1875-1949)
But only a little mermaid lying fast asleep
signed 'JESSIE M KING' (lower right)
pen, ink and watercolour on vellum
28.5 x 22 cm. (11 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.)
Sale; Sotheby's, Jessie M King's Studio Sale, 21 June 1977, where is was incorrectly described as one of four illustrations for The Little Mermaid which were offered in that sale. | Sale; Bonhams, London, 19 November 2008, lot 147
Jessie Marion King (British, 1875-1949)
But only a little mermaid lying fast asleep
signed 'JESSIE M KING' (lower right)
pen, ink and watercolour on vellum
28.5 x 22 cm. (11 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.)
Sale; Sotheby's, Jessie M King's Studio Sale, 21 June 1977, where is was incorrectly described as one of four illustrations for The Little Mermaid which were offered in that sale. | Sale; Bonhams, London, 19 November 2008, lot 147
Artwork auctioned at seven times the upper estimate price
When the work But only a little mermaid lying fast asleep by Jessie Marion King was auctioned at Bonhams in Edinburgh in October last year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than seven times as high at GBP 10,837.50 (€ 12,625.57). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Jessie Marion King; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot 'No Goblin or Swart Faëry Hath Hurtfull Power' - illustration to John Milton's 'Comus' sold at auction in December last year with the realized price of GBP 17,640.00 (€ 19,913.84).
Kunstwerk zum Siebenfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit But only a little mermaid lying fast asleep von Jessie Marion King im Oktober letzten Jahres bei Bonhams in Edinburgh versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 10.837,50 (€ 12.625,57) mehr als siebenmal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Jessie Marion King; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit 'No Goblin or Swart Faëry Hath Hurtfull Power' - illustration to John Milton's 'Comus' im Dezember letzten Jahres mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 17.640,00 (€ 19.913,84).
Jessie Marion King - Auction history
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