Karl Friedrich Lessing

Preparing an ambush

Found at Christies, London
Old Masters & 19th Century Art, Lot 364
29. Oct - 29. Oct 2010
Estimate: 2.000 - 4.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.500 GBP
Karl Friedrich Lessing (GERMAN, 1808-1880)
Preparing an ambush
signed with monogram and dated '18 L 48' (lower left)
oil on panel
19¾ x 14¾ in. (50.2 x 37.5 cm.)

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Preparing an ambush by Carl Friedrich Lessing was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2010. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 2,000.00 – 4,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 2,500.00 (€ 2,882.54) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by Carl Friedrich Lessing have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Two Travellers In Prayer At A Shrine In A Wooded River Landscape in December 2015 with an auction result of GBP 11,875.00 (€ 16,125.68).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Preparing an ambush von Carl Friedrich Lessing kam im Oktober 2010 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 4.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 2.500,00 (€ 2.882,54) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Carl Friedrich Lessing auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Two Travellers In Prayer At A Shrine In A Wooded River Landscape im Dezember 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 11.875,00 (€ 16.125,68).

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