John White Abbott
The Sugar-Loaf Mountain, Monmouthshire
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master and British Drawings Including Property from the Descendants of Walter Brandt, Lot 234
8. Jul - 8. Jul 2011
Old Master and British Drawings Including Property from the Descendants of Walter Brandt, Lot 234
8. Jul - 8. Jul 2011
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Description
John White Abbott
EXETER 1763-1851
THE SUGAR-LOAF MOUNTAIN, MONMOUTHSHIRE
Watercolour with pen and grey ink, on laid paper, original wash-line mount, unframed;
signed and inscribed in pen and brown ink, verso: The Sugar-Loaf mountain from the Turnpike at Usk / Monmouthshire / JWA June 2. 1797.
135 by 192 mm
see exhibition history at sothebys.com
Sir Mark Grant-Sturges, K.C.B.; | H. Graham; | sale, London, Christie's, 15 March 1957, lot 21, to Walter Brandt
EXETER 1763-1851
THE SUGAR-LOAF MOUNTAIN, MONMOUTHSHIRE
Watercolour with pen and grey ink, on laid paper, original wash-line mount, unframed;
signed and inscribed in pen and brown ink, verso: The Sugar-Loaf mountain from the Turnpike at Usk / Monmouthshire / JWA June 2. 1797.
135 by 192 mm
see exhibition history at sothebys.com
Sir Mark Grant-Sturges, K.C.B.; | H. Graham; | sale, London, Christie's, 15 March 1957, lot 21, to Walter Brandt
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work The Sugar-Loaf Mountain, Monmouthshire by John White Abbott was sold in the Old Master and British Drawings Including Property from the Descendants of Walter Brandt auction at Sothebys in London in July 2011. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 7,500.00 (€ 8,607.37), 25% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by John White Abbott have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Ugbrooke, Devon in June 2006 with an auction result of GBP 38,400.00 (€ 55,564.16).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Sugar-Loaf Mountain, Monmouthshire von John White Abbott wurde im Juli 2011 in der Auktion Old Master and British Drawings Including Property from the Descendants of Walter Brandt bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 7.500,00 (€ 8.607,37) und damit 25% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John White Abbott auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Ugbrooke, Devon im Juni 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 38.400,00 (€ 55.564,16).
John White Abbott - Auction history
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