Joseph Severn
Prospero And Ariel, From Shakespeare'S The Tempest
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Refining Taste: Works Selected by Danny Katz, Lot 88
27. May - 27. May 2020
Refining Taste: Works Selected by Danny Katz, Lot 88
27. May - 27. May 2020
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 25.000 GBP
Description
JOSEPH SEVERN
1793 - 1879
PROSPERO AND ARIEL, FROM SHAKESPEARE'S THE TEMPEST
oil on canvas, unlined
76 x 64.1 cm; 30 x 25 ¼ in.
unframed: 76 by 64.1cm.; 30 by 25¼in.
framed: 98 by 80cm., 38½ by 31½in.
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Mary Innes-Kerr, Duchess of Roxburghe (1915-2014), West Horsley Place, Surrey | Sold by her executors, 'The Duchess: Property & Precious Objects from the Estate of Mary Duchess of Roxburghe', London, Sotheby's, 27 May 2015, lot 145
1793 - 1879
PROSPERO AND ARIEL, FROM SHAKESPEARE'S THE TEMPEST
oil on canvas, unlined
76 x 64.1 cm; 30 x 25 ¼ in.
unframed: 76 by 64.1cm.; 30 by 25¼in.
framed: 98 by 80cm., 38½ by 31½in.
To view shipping calculator, please click here.
Mary Innes-Kerr, Duchess of Roxburghe (1915-2014), West Horsley Place, Surrey | Sold by her executors, 'The Duchess: Property & Precious Objects from the Estate of Mary Duchess of Roxburghe', London, Sotheby's, 27 May 2015, lot 145
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Prospero And Ariel, From Shakespeare'S The Tempest by Joseph Severn was sold in the Refining Taste: Works Selected by Danny Katz auction at Sothebys in London in May 2020. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 25,000.00 (€ 27,752.75), 25% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Joseph Severn have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Abdication Of Mary Queen Of Scots in August 2008 with an auction result of GBP 115,250.00 (€ 142,913.46).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Prospero And Ariel, From Shakespeare'S The Tempest von Joseph Severn wurde im Mai 2020 in der Auktion Refining Taste: Works Selected by Danny Katz bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 25.000,00 (€ 27.752,75) und damit 25% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Joseph Severn auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Abdication Of Mary Queen Of Scots im August 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 115.250,00 (€ 142.913,46).
Joseph Severn - Auction history
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