John Guille Millais
British diving ducks, 1913, 2 volumes
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 156
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 156
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
Price realised: 756 GBP
Price realised: 756 GBP
Description
John Guille Millais
British diving ducks. London: Longmans, Green, 1913
FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 161 OF 450 COPIES, 2 volumes, folio (402 x 300mm.), 74 plates (39 coloured) after Archibald Thorburn, H. Gronvold, Millais and O. Murray Dixon, publisher's red cloth, spines sunned
LITERATURE:
Nissen IVB 627
British diving ducks. London: Longmans, Green, 1913
FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 161 OF 450 COPIES, 2 volumes, folio (402 x 300mm.), 74 plates (39 coloured) after Archibald Thorburn, H. Gronvold, Millais and O. Murray Dixon, publisher's red cloth, spines sunned
LITERATURE:
Nissen IVB 627
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work British diving ducks, 1913, 2 volumes by John Guille Millais was auctioned at Sothebys in London in May last year. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 700.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 756.00 (€ 889.36). Other works by John Guille Millais have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 937.50 (€ 1,055.02) in December 2017 for the work Peregrine falcon and duck.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit British diving ducks, 1913, 2 volumes von John Guille Millais kam im Mai letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 700,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 756,00 (€ 889,36) einen neuen Besitzer. Andere Arbeiten von John Guille Millais haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 937,50 (€ 1.055,02) im Dezember 2017 für die Arbeit Peregrine falcon and duck beobachtet.
John Guille Millais - Auction history
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