Margaret Calkin James
Bluebell Time In Kew Gardens
Found at
Christies,
London
Posters With A Purpose: The London Transport Museum Sale, Lot 165
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2012
Posters With A Purpose: The London Transport Museum Sale, Lot 165
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2012
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.625 GBP
Price realised: 1.625 GBP
Description
Margaret Calkin James (1895-1985)
BLUEBELL TIME IN KEW GARDENS
lithograph in colours, 1932, printed by Curwen Press, condition B+; backed on linen
15 x 12½in. (38 x 32cm.)
BLUEBELL TIME IN KEW GARDENS
lithograph in colours, 1932, printed by Curwen Press, condition B+; backed on linen
15 x 12½in. (38 x 32cm.)
A top price for Margaret Calkin James
The work Bluebell Time In Kew Gardens by Margaret Calkin James was sold in the Posters With A Purpose: The London Transport Museum Sale auction at Christies in London in October 2012. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 1,625.00 (€ 2,020.40). With this result, Bluebell Time In Kew Gardens is even the most expensive work of art by Margaret Calkin James that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Margaret Calkin James
Die Arbeit Bluebell Time In Kew Gardens von Margaret Calkin James wurde im Oktober 2012 in der Auktion Posters With A Purpose: The London Transport Museum Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 1.625,00 (€ 2.020,40) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Bluebell Time In Kew Gardens sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Margaret Calkin James, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Margaret Calkin James - Auction history
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