John Duncan RSA RSW
The Legend of Orpheus, design for mural
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.375 GBP
Price realised: 6.375 GBP
Description
John Duncan RSA RSW (British, 1866-1945)
The Legend of Orpheus, design for mural
Triptych on three sheets of paper;
(a) Orpheus tames Cerberus, and leads Eurydice from the lower world,
signed with monogram (lower left)
watercolour
Commissioned by James Beveridge in 1895 for Pitreavie Castle, Dunfermline | Sale; Christie's, London, 28 October 1999, lot 236 | Sale; Sotheby's, London, 17 May 2011, lot 78 | Private Collection, UK
The Legend of Orpheus, design for mural
Triptych on three sheets of paper;
(a) Orpheus tames Cerberus, and leads Eurydice from the lower world,
signed with monogram (lower left)
watercolour
Commissioned by James Beveridge in 1895 for Pitreavie Castle, Dunfermline | Sale; Christie's, London, 28 October 1999, lot 236 | Sale; Sotheby's, London, 17 May 2011, lot 78 | Private Collection, UK
Auction result misses estimated price range
In October last year a collector was able to acquire the work The Legend of Orpheus, design for mural by John Duncan for GBP 6,375.00 (€ 7,426.80). This price was achieved in the auction Scottish Art at Bonhams in Edinburgh and was even below the estimate range of GBP 10,000.00 – 15,000.00 set by the auction house. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Duncan achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Heptu Bidding Farewell To The City Of Obb in August 2007 with an auction result of GBP 120,000.00 (€ 177,391.69).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im Oktober letzten Jahres konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit The Legend of Orpheus, design for mural von John Duncan für GBP 6.375,00 (€ 7.426,80) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion Scottish Art bei Bonhams in Edinburgh erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 10.000,00 – 15.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Duncan erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Heptu Bidding Farewell To The City Of Obb im August 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 120.000,00 (€ 177.391,69).
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