John 'Warwick' Smith, O.W.S.
Amalfi, on the Gulf of Salerno, Italy
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 125
03.Jul - 03.Jul.2018
Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 125
03.Jul - 03.Jul.2018
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Description
with inscription 'Amalfi. Gulf of Salerno' (lower right on the mount, overmounted)
pencil and watercolour
7 ¾ x 12 3/8 in. (19.6 x 31.7 cm.)
Dr Thomas Monro, and by descent. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 12 July 1984, lot 106. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 15 November 1988, lot 85. | with Abbott and Holder, London.
pencil and watercolour
7 ¾ x 12 3/8 in. (19.6 x 31.7 cm.)
Dr Thomas Monro, and by descent. | Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 12 July 1984, lot 106. | Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 15 November 1988, lot 85. | with Abbott and Holder, London.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
In July 2018 Christies in London held the auction Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours, which included the work Amalfi, on the Gulf of Salerno, Italy by John 'Warwick' Smith. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,750.00 (€ 3,083.35), 38% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by John 'Warwick' Smith have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work St. Cosimato And Remains Of The Claudian Aqueduct: Situated On The River Anio, 10 Miles Above Tivoli, In The Apennines; And Port Of Terracina, And Ruins Of Anticul Anxur, Situated On The Confines Of The Roman Territories, Entering The Kingdom Of Napl in December 2007 with an auction result of GBP 16,100.00 (€
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Im Juli 2018 führte Christies in London die Auktion Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours durch, in der auch die Arbeit Amalfi, on the Gulf of Salerno, Italy von John 'Warwick' Smith zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.750,00 (€ 3.083,35) und damit 38% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John 'Warwick' Smith auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit St. Cosimato And Remains Of The Claudian Aqueduct: Situated On The River Anio, 10 Miles Above Tivoli, In The Apennines; And Port Of Terracina, And Ruins Of Anticul Anxur, Situated On The Confines Of The Roman Territories, Entering The Kingdom Of Napl im Dezember 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 16.100,00 (€ 21.877,17).
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