John S. Johnston
Six photographs of contenders to the 1893 America's Cup
Found at
Christies,
New York
Maritime Decorative Arts, Lot 166
15. Jan - 15. Jan 2009
Maritime Decorative Arts, Lot 166
15. Jan - 15. Jan 2009
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
John S. Johnston (American, 1839-1899)
Six photographs of contenders to the 1893 America's Cup
each with title and plate number; some with printed copyright credit and date (lower edge in the image)
albumen prints
each 6½ x 8¼ in. (16.5 x 21 cm.) and reverse (6)
Six photographs of contenders to the 1893 America's Cup
each with title and plate number; some with printed copyright credit and date (lower edge in the image)
albumen prints
each 6½ x 8¼ in. (16.5 x 21 cm.) and reverse (6)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 100 %.
This artwork by John S. Johnston achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2009. In the Maritime Decorative Arts auction, the work Six photographs of contenders to the 1893 America's Cup sold for USD 3,000.00 (€ 2,343.02) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,500.00. 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 100 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John S. Johnston erzielte im Januar 2009 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Maritime Decorative Arts wurde die Arbeit Six photographs of contenders to the 1893 America's Cup für USD 3.000,00 (€ 2.343,02) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.500,00. 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).
John S. Johnston - Auction history
