Marie Stillman

The Childhood of Saint Cecily

Found at Christies, London
Important British & Irish Art, Lot 23
26. Nov - 26. Nov 2003
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 59.750 GBP
Marie Stillman (1844-1927)
The Childhood of Saint Cecily
signed with monogram and dated '83' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic, heightened with bodycolour
39¾ x 29 1/8 in. (10.1 x 74 cm.)

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work The Childhood of Saint Cecily by Marie Spartali Stillman was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2003, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 60,000.00 – 80,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 59,750.00 (€ 85,772.01). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Marie Spartali Stillman achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Enchanted Garden in December 2020 with an auction result of GBP 874,500.00 (€ 976,894.44).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit The Childhood of Saint Cecily von Marie Spartali Stillman im November 2003 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 60.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 59.750,00 (€ 85.772,01) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Marie Spartali Stillman erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Enchanted Garden im Dezember 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 874.500,00 (€ 976.894,44).

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