Marcus Stone, R.A.
Study for 'My Lady is a Widow and Childless'
Found at
Christies,
London
THE FORBES COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART, Lot 259
19. Feb - 19. Feb 2003
THE FORBES COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART, Lot 259
19. Feb - 19. Feb 2003
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 65.725 GBP
Price realised: 65.725 GBP
Description
Marcus Stone, R.A. (1840-1921)
Study for 'My Lady is a Widow and Childless'
signed 'Marcus Stone' (lower left)
oil on canvas
21 7/8 x 14½ in. (55.6 x 36.8 cm.)
Study for 'My Lady is a Widow and Childless'
signed 'Marcus Stone' (lower left)
oil on canvas
21 7/8 x 14½ in. (55.6 x 36.8 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Marcus Stone achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in February 2003. In the THE FORBES COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART auction, the work Study for 'My Lady is a Widow and Childless' sold for GBP 65,725.00 (€ 95,956.43) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 30,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Marcus Stone; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot My Lady is a Widow and Childless 'Tis better to be lowly born, and range with humble livers in content, than to be perk'd up in a glistering grief, and wear a golden sorrow' William Shakespeare, The Life of King Henry VIII, act II, scene, 3. sold at auction in February 2003 with the realized price of GBP 116,650.00 (€ 170,305.32).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Marcus Stone erzielte im Februar 2003 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion THE FORBES COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN PICTURES AND WORKS OF ART wurde die Arbeit Study for 'My Lady is a Widow and Childless' für GBP 65.725,00 (€ 95.956,43) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Marcus Stone; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit My Lady is a Widow and Childless 'Tis better to be lowly born, and range with humble livers in content, than to be perk'd up in a glistering grief, and wear a golden sorrow' William Shakespeare, The Life of King Henry VIII, act II, scene, 3. im Februar 2003 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 116.650,00 (€ 170.305,32).
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