John Simmons
Titania
Found at
Christies,
London
Victorian Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Lot 62
11.Jul - 11.Jul.2018
Victorian Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Lot 62
11.Jul - 11.Jul.2018
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Description
signed 'J. Simmons' (lower centre)
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of white and gum arabic on paper
9 ¾ x 8 in. (24.7 x 20.3 cm.), framed as an oval
with Christopher Wood, London.
pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of white and gum arabic on paper
9 ¾ x 8 in. (24.7 x 20.3 cm.), framed as an oval
with Christopher Wood, London.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 35 %.
The work Titania by John Simmons was sold in the Victorian Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art auction at Christies in London in July 2018. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 8,125.00 (€ 9,109.91), 35% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by John Simmons have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Titania asleep: a scene from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Act II, Scene ii in December 2016 with an auction result of GBP 56,250.00 (€ 65,765.38).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 35 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Titania von John Simmons wurde im Juli 2018 in der Auktion Victorian Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 8.125,00 (€ 9.109,91) und damit 35% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Simmons auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Titania asleep: a scene from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Act II, Scene ii im Dezember 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 56.250,00 (€ 65.765,38).
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