Joseph Austin Benwell
Halt for prayer under Mount Horeb
Found at
Christies,
London
19th Century European Art, including Spanish and Orientalist Art, Lot 96
26. Jun - 26. Jun 2007
19th Century European Art, including Spanish and Orientalist Art, Lot 96
26. Jun - 26. Jun 2007
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.600 GBP
Price realised: 15.600 GBP
Description
Joseph Austin Benwell (British, circa 1830-1890)
Halt for prayer under Mount Horeb
signed and dated 'J A Benwell. 1868.' (lower right)
watercolour on paper
25 x 21 1/8 in. (63.5 x 53.7 cm.)
Executed in 1868.
Halt for prayer under Mount Horeb
signed and dated 'J A Benwell. 1868.' (lower right)
watercolour on paper
25 x 21 1/8 in. (63.5 x 53.7 cm.)
Executed in 1868.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In June 2007 Christies in London held the auction 19th Century European Art, including Spanish and Orientalist Art, which included the work Halt for prayer under Mount Horeb by Joseph Austin Benwell. The price achieved of GBP 15,600.00 (€ 23,149.62) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 12,000.00 – 18,000.00. 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
Im Juni 2007 führte Christies in London die Auktion 19th Century European Art, including Spanish and Orientalist Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Halt for prayer under Mount Horeb von Joseph Austin Benwell zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 15.600,00 (€ 23.149,62) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 12.000,00 – 18.000,00 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.
Joseph Austin Benwell - Auction history
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