John Nixon
‘At an Auction Leigh & Sotheby's / Marquis Lansdowns (sic) Sale/ of Books’.
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours including a Fine Collection of Old Master Prints, Lot 77
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2021
Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours including a Fine Collection of Old Master Prints, Lot 77
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2021
Estimate: 700 - 1.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.000 GBP
Description
John Nixon (London 1755-1818 Ryde, Isle Of Wight)
‘At an Auction Leigh & Sotheby's / Marquis Lansdowns (sic) Sale/ of Books’.
inscribed with title (lower centre) and numbered '143' (upper left)
pencil and watercolour
4 x 2 7/8 in. (10.2 x 7.4 cm.)
- The French Hospital de la Providence, Rochester; Christie's, London, 14 June 1977, lot 179 (part). | with Abbott and Holder, London.
‘At an Auction Leigh & Sotheby's / Marquis Lansdowns (sic) Sale/ of Books’.
inscribed with title (lower centre) and numbered '143' (upper left)
pencil and watercolour
4 x 2 7/8 in. (10.2 x 7.4 cm.)
- The French Hospital de la Providence, Rochester; Christie's, London, 14 June 1977, lot 179 (part). | with Abbott and Holder, London.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work ‘At an Auction Leigh & Sotheby's / Marquis Lansdowns (sic) Sale/ of Books’. by John Nixon was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 3,000.00 (€ 3,518.12). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Nixon - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Musicians practising, which sold at auction in May 2001 for GBP 6,462.50 (€ 10,834.53).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit ‘At an Auction Leigh & Sotheby's / Marquis Lansdowns (sic) Sale/ of Books’. von John Nixon im Juli 2021 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 3.000,00 (€ 3.518,12) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Für andere Arbeiten von John Nixon mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Musicians practising beobachtet, die im Mai 2001 für GBP 6.462,50 (€ 10.834,53) versteigert wurde.
John Nixon - Auction history
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