Joshua Johnson

Thomas Donovan (1766-after 1856)

Found at Christies, New York
In Praise of America: Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Broadsides, Lot 122
22. Jan - 22. Jan 2021
Estimate: 50.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 62.500 USD
Possibly Margaret Ann Roberts, thence by descent | Richard F. Harris, St. Joseph, Missouri | Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut | Collection of Adrienne and Edward Hoffman, Baltimore

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Thomas Donovan (1766-after 1856) by Joshua Johnson was sold in the In Praise of America: Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Broadsides auction at Christies in New York in January 2021. The price achieved of USD 62,500.00 (€ 51,503.91) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 50,000.00 – 80,000.00. Admittedly, works by Joshua Johnson have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A Pair of Portraits: Boy with Squirrel and Girl with Dog in January 2020 with an auction result of USD 495,000.00 (€ 446,227.35).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Thomas Donovan (1766-after 1856) von Joshua Johnson wurde im Januar 2021 in der Auktion In Praise of America: Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Broadsides bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 62.500,00 (€ 51.503,91) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 50.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Joshua Johnson auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Pair of Portraits: Boy with Squirrel and Girl with Dog im Januar 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 495.000,00 (€ 446.227,35).

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