John Emms
British the Kennel Club: Saladin, Witchcraft, Champion, Stately, Ladye, Dusty; Old Faithfuls: Sally, Graff..., Gorgius, Rockwood, Bell... (Two Works)
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 554.500 USD
Price realised: 554.500 USD
Description
John Emms
1843 - 1912
BRITISHTHE KENNEL CLUB: SALADIN, WITCHCRAFT, CHAMPION, STATELY, LADYE, DUSTY; OLD FAITHFULS: SALLY, GRAFF..., GORGIUS, ROCKWOOD, BELL... (TWO WORKS)
the first: signed JNO EMMS and dated 80 (lower right); each inscribed with dogs' names on labels affixed on reverse or on stretcher; the second: signed J. EMMS and dated 80 (lower left)
oil on canvas
diameter: 38 3/8 in.
97.5 cm
Ernest Harris, Lyndhurst, Hampshire (acquired directly from the artist) | Thence by descent (the above's granddaughter and sold: Sotheby's South, Billinghurst, July 21, 1999, lots 840 and 839, illustrated, the first as cover) | Richard Green, London | Acquired from the above by the present owner in December 1999
1843 - 1912
BRITISHTHE KENNEL CLUB: SALADIN, WITCHCRAFT, CHAMPION, STATELY, LADYE, DUSTY; OLD FAITHFULS: SALLY, GRAFF..., GORGIUS, ROCKWOOD, BELL... (TWO WORKS)
the first: signed JNO EMMS and dated 80 (lower right); each inscribed with dogs' names on labels affixed on reverse or on stretcher; the second: signed J. EMMS and dated 80 (lower left)
oil on canvas
diameter: 38 3/8 in.
97.5 cm
Ernest Harris, Lyndhurst, Hampshire (acquired directly from the artist) | Thence by descent (the above's granddaughter and sold: Sotheby's South, Billinghurst, July 21, 1999, lots 840 and 839, illustrated, the first as cover) | Richard Green, London | Acquired from the above by the present owner in December 1999
A top price for John Emms
This artwork by John Emms achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2012. In the 19th Century European Art auction, the work British the Kennel Club: Saladin, Witchcraft, Champion, Stately, Ladye, Dusty; Old Faithfuls: Sally, Graff..., Gorgius, Rockwood, Bell... (Two Works) sold for USD 554,500.00 (€ 448,479.46) - well above the upper estimate of USD 300,000.00. This high result makes British the Kennel Club: Saladin, Witchcraft, Champion, Stately, Ladye, Dusty; Old Faithfuls: Sally, Graff..., Gorgius, Rockwood, Bell... (Two Works) the most expensive artwork by John Emms that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Emms
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Emms erzielte im Mai 2012 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 19th Century European Art wurde die Arbeit British the Kennel Club: Saladin, Witchcraft, Champion, Stately, Ladye, Dusty; Old Faithfuls: Sally, Graff..., Gorgius, Rockwood, Bell... (Two Works) für USD 554.500,00 (€ 448.479,46) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 300.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht British the Kennel Club: Saladin, Witchcraft, Champion, Stately, Ladye, Dusty; Old Faithfuls: Sally, Graff..., Gorgius, Rockwood, Bell... (Two Works) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Emms, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
John Emms - Auction history
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