- Art.Salon
- Artists
- Lionel Percy Smythe
- The Arabian Nights
Lionel Percy Smythe, R.A., R.W.S., R.I., R.O.I.
The Arabian Nights
Found at
Sothebys,
London
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 114
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 114
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Lionel Percy Smythe, R.A., R.W.S., R.I., R.O.I.
1839 - 1918
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
signed and dated l.r.: L Smythe/ 1861; inscribed with the title and the artist's address on an old label attached to the reverse
oil on board
28 by 20 cm.; 11 by 8 in.
Mrs Charlotte Frank, London, where bought by Sir David Scott, 26 July 1961 for £45.
1839 - 1918
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
signed and dated l.r.: L Smythe/ 1861; inscribed with the title and the artist's address on an old label attached to the reverse
oil on board
28 by 20 cm.; 11 by 8 in.
Mrs Charlotte Frank, London, where bought by Sir David Scott, 26 July 1961 for £45.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work The Arabian Nights by Lionel Percy Smythe was auctioned at Sothebys in London in November 2008, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 6,000.00 – 8,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 5,000.00 (€ 6,045.38). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Lionel Percy Smythe achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Boulogne Fisher-Folk, An Impression in December 2007 with an auction result of GBP 78,500.00 (€ 106,668.18).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit The Arabian Nights von Lionel Percy Smythe im November 2008 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 5.000,00 (€ 6.045,38) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Lionel Percy Smythe erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Boulogne Fisher-Folk, An Impression im Dezember 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 78.500,00 (€ 106.668,18).
