Joseph Wolf
Eleven small medallion drawings of birds, red morocco
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 244
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 244
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 21.420 GBP
Price realised: 21.420 GBP
Description
Joseph Wolf
Original watercolour drawings of birds. [No date]
Eleven small watercolour and pencil drawings of birds, mounted on card, many signed by the artist, 4to (390 x 330 mm.), red morocco circa 1900 by R. H. Porter, spine with raised bands in six compartments, gilt edges, marbled endpapers, upper joint starting to split
Original watercolour drawings of birds. [No date]
Eleven small watercolour and pencil drawings of birds, mounted on card, many signed by the artist, 4to (390 x 330 mm.), red morocco circa 1900 by R. H. Porter, spine with raised bands in six compartments, gilt edges, marbled endpapers, upper joint starting to split
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Eleven small medallion drawings of birds, red morocco by Joseph Wolf was auctioned at Sothebys in London in May last year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 6,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 21,420.00 (€ 25,198.59). Admittedly, works by Joseph Wolf have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work 120 original drawings of animals in May last year with an auction result of GBP 119,700.00 (€ 140,815.66).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Eleven small medallion drawings of birds, red morocco von Joseph Wolf im Mai letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 6.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 21.420,00 (€ 25.198,59) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Joseph Wolf auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit 120 original drawings of animals im Mai letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 119.700,00 (€ 140.815,66).
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