Mary Ellen Best

A woman paring apples

Found at Christies, London
Christie's Interiors, Lot 187
17. Mar - 17. Mar 2009
Estimate: 500 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 750 GBP
Mary Ellen Best (1809-1891)
A woman paring apples
inscribed 'No 1. Girl paring Apples/(drawn by) Miss Bes/York' (on the backboard)
pencil and watercolour
8 5/8 x 11¼ in. (21.9 x 28.6 cm.)

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work A woman paring apples by Mary Ellen Best was auctioned at Christies in London in March 2009. It changed hands for a price of GBP 750.00 (€ 808.76) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 500.00 – 800.00. Admittedly, works by Mary Ellen Best have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work 'Portrait of Frank, Caroline and Fred, November 1845' in May 2020 with an auction result of GBP 6,937.00 (€ 7,700.83).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit A woman paring apples von Mary Ellen Best kam im März 2009 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 750,00 (€ 808,76) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 500,00 – 800,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Mary Ellen Best auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit 'Portrait of Frank, Caroline and Fred, November 1845' im Mai 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 6.937,00 (€ 7.700,83).

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