Jessie Willcox Smith
The Little Lame Prince
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 5
3. Dec - 3. Dec 2009
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, Lot 5
3. Dec - 3. Dec 2009
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jessie Willcox Smith1863 - 1935
THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE
signed Jessie Willcox Smith, l.l.
mixed media on illustration board
19 1/4 by 17 1/2 in.
(48.9 by 44.5 cm)
Executed circa 1923.
Mrs. Wharton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (acquired directly from the artist) | Gift to the present owner from the above, 1955
THE LITTLE LAME PRINCE
signed Jessie Willcox Smith, l.l.
mixed media on illustration board
19 1/4 by 17 1/2 in.
(48.9 by 44.5 cm)
Executed circa 1923.
Mrs. Wharton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (acquired directly from the artist) | Gift to the present owner from the above, 1955
Upper estimate price exceeded by 49 %.
In December 2009 Sothebys in New York held the auction American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture, which included the work The Little Lame Prince by Jessie Willcox Smith. The »bidding war« ended at USD 74,500.00 (€ 51,981.58), 49% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Jessie Willcox Smith have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work How Doth the Little Busy Bee in April 2011 with an auction result of USD 386,500.00 (€ 260,778.62).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 49 % übertroffen
Im Dezember 2009 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Little Lame Prince von Jessie Willcox Smith zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 74.500,00 (€ 51.981,58) und damit 49% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jessie Willcox Smith auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit How Doth the Little Busy Bee im April 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 386.500,00 (€ 260.778,62).
Jessie Willcox Smith - Auction history
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