John Flaxman, R.A.
Head of Robert Burns (1759-1796)
Found at
Christies,
London
The Scottish Sale including pictures from the, Lot 8
1. Nov - 1. Nov 2001
The Scottish Sale including pictures from the, Lot 8
1. Nov - 1. Nov 2001
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.640 GBP
Price realised: 5.640 GBP
Description
John Flaxman, R.A. (1755-1826)
Head of Robert Burns (1759-1796)
with inscription 'Flaxman's Head of Robert Burns/Drawing by Flaxman/purchased at the sale of/a collection of drawings by/him Flaxman sold at Christies in/1876 F.J.S' (lower right, on the mount)
pencil
6½ x 5 3/8 in. (16.5 x 13.6 cm.)
Head of Robert Burns (1759-1796)
with inscription 'Flaxman's Head of Robert Burns/Drawing by Flaxman/purchased at the sale of/a collection of drawings by/him Flaxman sold at Christies in/1876 F.J.S' (lower right, on the mount)
pencil
6½ x 5 3/8 in. (16.5 x 13.6 cm.)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Head of Robert Burns (1759-1796) by John Flaxman was sold in the The Scottish Sale including pictures from the auction at Christies in London in November 2001. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 5,640.00 (€ 8,975.02). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Flaxman - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Angels Rescuing A Soul From The Ranks of The Dead, which sold at auction in June 2006 for GBP 14,400.00 (€ 20,836.56).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Head of Robert Burns (1759-1796) von John Flaxman wurde im November 2001 in der Auktion The Scottish Sale including pictures from the bei Christies in London versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 5.640,00 (€ 8.975,02) einen neuen Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von John Flaxman mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Angels Rescuing A Soul From The Ranks of The Dead beobachtet, die im Juni 2006 für GBP 14.400,00 (€ 20.836,56) versteigert wurde.
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