Jessie Willcox Smith
Merry Christmas: Two Children Before The Fireplace
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Art, Lot 9
13. Nov - 13. Nov 2017
American Art, Lot 9
13. Nov - 13. Nov 2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jessie Willcox Smith
1863 - 1935
MERRY CHRISTMAS: TWO CHILDREN BEFORE THE FIREPLACE
mixed media on paperboard
30 by 28 inches
(76.2 by 71.1 cm)
Executed in 1914.
Acquired by the present owner, circa 2010
1863 - 1935
MERRY CHRISTMAS: TWO CHILDREN BEFORE THE FIREPLACE
mixed media on paperboard
30 by 28 inches
(76.2 by 71.1 cm)
Executed in 1914.
Acquired by the present owner, circa 2010
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2017 Sothebys in New York held the auction American Art, which included the work Merry Christmas: Two Children Before The Fireplace by Jessie Willcox Smith. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 100,000.00 – 150,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 112,500.00 (€ 94,553.71) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Jessie Willcox Smith - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work How Doth the Little Busy Bee, which sold at auction in April 2011 for USD 386,500.00 (€ 260,778.62).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2017 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion American Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Merry Christmas: Two Children Before The Fireplace von Jessie Willcox Smith zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 100.000,00 – 150.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 112.500,00 (€ 94.553,71) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Jessie Willcox Smith mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit How Doth the Little Busy Bee beobachtet, die im April 2011 für USD 386.500,00 (€ 260.778,62) versteigert wurde.
Jessie Willcox Smith - Auction history
