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- A Caravan with the Pyramids and Sphinx beyond
Joseph Austin Benwell
A Caravan with the Pyramids and Sphinx beyond
Found at
Christies,
New York
19th Century European Art and Orientalist Art, Lot 80
22. Oct - 22. Oct 2008
19th Century European Art and Orientalist Art, Lot 80
22. Oct - 22. Oct 2008
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 25.000 USD
Price realised: 25.000 USD
Description
Joseph Austin Benwell (British, circa 1830-1890)
A Caravan with the Pyramids and Sphinx beyond
signed and dated 'J. A. Benwell 1868' (lower right)
pencil, watercolor, and gouache on paper
18 x 26¾ in. (45.7 x 68 cm.)
Executed in 1868.
A Caravan with the Pyramids and Sphinx beyond
signed and dated 'J. A. Benwell 1868' (lower right)
pencil, watercolor, and gouache on paper
18 x 26¾ in. (45.7 x 68 cm.)
Executed in 1868.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A Caravan with the Pyramids and Sphinx beyond by Joseph Austin Benwell was auctioned at Christies in New York in October 2008. The price achieved of USD 25,000.00 (€ 19,712.98) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00. Other works by Joseph Austin Benwell have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in April 2006 the work A Caravan Passing The Statues of Memnon In The Plain of Goorna At Thebes was auctioned for USD 31,200.00 (€ 24,714.83).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A Caravan with the Pyramids and Sphinx beyond von Joseph Austin Benwell kam im Oktober 2008 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 25.000,00 (€ 19.712,98) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Joseph Austin Benwell konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im April 2006 die Arbeit A Caravan Passing The Statues of Memnon In The Plain of Goorna At Thebes für USD 31.200,00 (€ 24.714,83) versteigert.