John Cawse
'On her Spanish guitar, she played a ditty which lulled her old guardian to sleep'
Estimate: 1.800 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.525 GBP
Price realised: 3.525 GBP
Description
John Cawse (1779-1862)
'On her Spanish guitar, she played a ditty which lulled her old guardian to sleep'
oil on canvas
24 x 30 in. (60.8 x 76.2 cm.)
'On her Spanish guitar, she played a ditty which lulled her old guardian to sleep'
oil on canvas
24 x 30 in. (60.8 x 76.2 cm.)
A top price for John Cawse
This artwork by John Cawse achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in May 2003. In the BRITISH AND VICTORIAN PICTURES auction, the work 'On her Spanish guitar, she played a ditty which lulled her old guardian to sleep' sold for GBP 3,525.00 (€ 4,911.21) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,000.00. This high result makes 'On her Spanish guitar, she played a ditty which lulled her old guardian to sleep' the most expensive artwork by John Cawse that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Cawse
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Cawse erzielte im Mai 2003 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion BRITISH AND VICTORIAN PICTURES wurde die Arbeit 'On her Spanish guitar, she played a ditty which lulled her old guardian to sleep' für GBP 3.525,00 (€ 4.911,21) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht 'On her Spanish guitar, she played a ditty which lulled her old guardian to sleep' zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Cawse, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
John Cawse - Auction history
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