John S. Johnston
Five photographs of Columbia and Shamrock
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Price realised: 2.250 USD
Price realised: 2.250 USD
Description
John S. Johnston (American, 1839-1899)
Five photographs of Columbia and Shamrock
each with printed copyright credit, title, date, and plate number (lower edge in the image)
albumen prints
each 6½ x 8¼ in. (16.5 x 21 cm.) (5)
Five photographs of Columbia and Shamrock
each with printed copyright credit, title, date, and plate number (lower edge in the image)
albumen prints
each 6½ x 8¼ in. (16.5 x 21 cm.) (5)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.
The work Five photographs of Columbia and Shamrock by John S. Johnston was auctioned at Christies in New York in January 2009. It achieved a price of USD 2,250.00 (€ 1,757.26), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 50%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by John S. Johnston; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Five photographs of 1895 America's Cup winner Defender sold at auction in January 2009 with the realized price of USD 4,375.00 (€ 3,416.90).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Five photographs of Columbia and Shamrock von John S. Johnston kam im Januar 2009 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 2.250,00 (€ 1.757,26) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 50%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von John S. Johnston; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Five photographs of 1895 America's Cup winner Defender im Januar 2009 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 4.375,00 (€ 3.416,90).
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