John George Sowerby
The Kingfisher'S Haunt
Found at
Sothebys,
London
A Green and Pleasant Land: Two Centuries of British Landscape Painting, Lot 138
22. May - 22. May 2014
A Green and Pleasant Land: Two Centuries of British Landscape Painting, Lot 138
22. May - 22. May 2014
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 938 GBP
Price realised: 938 GBP
Description
John George Sowerby
1876-1914
THE KINGFISHER'S HAUNT
signed l.r.: JOHN SOWERBY
watercolour with bodycolour
23 by 18cm., 9 by 7in.
Anderson & Garland, Newcastle, 23 September 2003, lot 303; | Hartnoll & Eyre, London
1876-1914
THE KINGFISHER'S HAUNT
signed l.r.: JOHN SOWERBY
watercolour with bodycolour
23 by 18cm., 9 by 7in.
Anderson & Garland, Newcastle, 23 September 2003, lot 303; | Hartnoll & Eyre, London
Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.
The work The Kingfisher'S Haunt by John George Sowerby was auctioned at Sothebys in London in May 2014. It achieved a price of GBP 938.00 (€ 1,152.83), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 56%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John George Sowerby - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Michelmas Daisies, which sold at auction in June 2007 for GBP 2,640.00 (€ 3,917.63).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Kingfisher'S Haunt von John George Sowerby kam im Mai 2014 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 938,00 (€ 1.152,83) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 56%. Für andere Arbeiten von John George Sowerby mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Michelmas Daisies beobachtet, die im Juni 2007 für GBP 2.640,00 (€ 3.917,63) versteigert wurde.
John George Sowerby - Auction history
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