John Thomson
Illustrations of China and its People, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle, 1874
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 5.288 GBP
Price realised: 5.288 GBP
Description
JOHN THOMSON
Illustrations of China and its People, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle, 1874
4 volumes. Each with 24 collotype plates with a total of 218 images, varying sizes from 5 x 5 in. (12.5 x 12.5 cm.) to 11¼ x 8¼ in. (29.2 x 20.3 cm.) or the reverse. Descriptive text, list of plates, title, vol. I with printed introduction, rebound in brown cloth, folio. (4)
Illustrations of China and its People, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle, 1874
4 volumes. Each with 24 collotype plates with a total of 218 images, varying sizes from 5 x 5 in. (12.5 x 12.5 cm.) to 11¼ x 8¼ in. (29.2 x 20.3 cm.) or the reverse. Descriptive text, list of plates, title, vol. I with printed introduction, rebound in brown cloth, folio. (4)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 51 %.
In May 2001 Christies in London held the auction PHOTOGRAPHS, which included the work Illustrations of China and its People, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle, 1874 by John Thomson. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 5,287.50 (€ 8,864.61), 51% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Thomson achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Hillside On Big Cauchon Lake - Algonquin Park in June 2010 with an auction result of CAD 462,500.00 (€ 354,767.72).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 51 % übertroffen
Im Mai 2001 führte Christies in London die Auktion PHOTOGRAPHS durch, in der auch die Arbeit Illustrations of China and its People, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle, 1874 von John Thomson zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 5.287,50 (€ 8.864,61) und damit 51% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Thomson erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Hillside On Big Cauchon Lake - Algonquin Park im Juni 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von CAD 462.500,00 (€ 354.767,72).
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