John Boydell
William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, When He Founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America 1681 (Fowble 130)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Furniture, Silver, Prints, Folk Art, Lot 1
21. Jan - 21. Jan 2000
Important American Furniture, Silver, Prints, Folk Art, Lot 1
21. Jan - 21. Jan 2000
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 4.025 USD
Price realised: 4.025 USD
Description
John Boydell (1719-1804)
Boydell, J.
William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, When He Founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America 1681 (Fowble 130)
etching with hand-coloring, 1775, on laid paper, with margins, light-staining, time staining in the margins, surface soiling, a few minute worm holes in the bottom right margin corner, split areas along the platemark, other minor defects, otherwise in good condition, framed
P. 19 x 24 in. (482 x 622 mm.)
Boydell, J.
William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, When He Founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America 1681 (Fowble 130)
etching with hand-coloring, 1775, on laid paper, with margins, light-staining, time staining in the margins, surface soiling, a few minute worm holes in the bottom right margin corner, split areas along the platemark, other minor defects, otherwise in good condition, framed
P. 19 x 24 in. (482 x 622 mm.)
A top price for John Boydell
This artwork by John Boydell achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2000. In the Important American Furniture, Silver, Prints, Folk Art auction, the work William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, When He Founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America 1681 (Fowble 130) sold for USD 4,025.00 (€ 4,125.24) - well above the upper estimate of USD 2,000.00. This high result makes William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, When He Founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America 1681 (Fowble 130) the most expensive artwork by John Boydell that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Boydell
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Boydell erzielte im Januar 2000 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important American Furniture, Silver, Prints, Folk Art wurde die Arbeit William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, When He Founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America 1681 (Fowble 130) für USD 4.025,00 (€ 4.125,24) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 2.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, When He Founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America 1681 (Fowble 130) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Boydell, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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