John Sherrin
Still Life with primroses, a violet and a birds nest on a mossy bank
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, Lot 133
28. Mar - 28. Mar 2002
British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, Lot 133
28. Mar - 28. Mar 2002
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 GBP
Price realised: 3.995 GBP
Price realised: 3.995 GBP
Description
John Sherrin (1819-1896)
Still Life with primroses, a violet and a birds nest on a mossy bank
signed 'J Sherrin' (lower right) and dated '1877' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with touches of gum arabic, with scratching out, and white heightening
13½ x 10¾in. (34.3 x 27.3cm.)
see front cover detail
Still Life with primroses, a violet and a birds nest on a mossy bank
signed 'J Sherrin' (lower right) and dated '1877' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with touches of gum arabic, with scratching out, and white heightening
13½ x 10¾in. (34.3 x 27.3cm.)
see front cover detail
A top price for John Sherrin
This artwork by John Sherrin achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in March 2002. In the British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings auction, the work Still Life with primroses, a violet and a birds nest on a mossy bank sold for GBP 3,995.00 (€ 6,530.77) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,800.00. This high result makes Still Life with primroses, a violet and a birds nest on a mossy bank the most expensive artwork by John Sherrin that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Sherrin
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Sherrin erzielte im März 2002 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings wurde die Arbeit Still Life with primroses, a violet and a birds nest on a mossy bank für GBP 3.995,00 (€ 6.530,77) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.800,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Still Life with primroses, a violet and a birds nest on a mossy bank zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Sherrin, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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