John Shelley
The Spire
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.063 GBP
Price realised: 1.063 GBP
Description
John Shelley (b. 1938)
The Spire
signed with initial 'S' (on the house wall), signed, inscribed and dated 'John Shelley 1974/'The Spire'' (on the reverse)
oil on board
23¼ x 29¼ in. (59 x 74.3 cm.)
The Spire
signed with initial 'S' (on the house wall), signed, inscribed and dated 'John Shelley 1974/'The Spire'' (on the reverse)
oil on board
23¼ x 29¼ in. (59 x 74.3 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 33 %.
The work The Spire by John Shelley was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2012. It achieved a price of GBP 1,062.50 (€ 1,323.83), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 33%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Shelley - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Church Row, which sold at auction in November 2000 for GBP 2,820.00 (€ 4,609.18).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 33 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Spire von John Shelley kam im Mai 2012 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.062,50 (€ 1.323,83) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 33%. Für andere Arbeiten von John Shelley mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Church Row beobachtet, die im November 2000 für GBP 2.820,00 (€ 4.609,18) versteigert wurde.
John Shelley - Auction history
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