Micah Williams
A Pair of Portraits of George McDowell and Phoebe Morris McDowell, Monroe Township, New Jersey
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Furniture, Folk Art, English Pottery, Rugs & Prints, Lot 190
21. Jan - 21. Jan 2011
Important American Furniture, Folk Art, English Pottery, Rugs & Prints, Lot 190
21. Jan - 21. Jan 2011
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 50.000 USD
Price realised: 50.000 USD
Description
MICAH WILLIAMS (1782-1837)
A Pair of Portraits of George McDowell and Phoebe Morris McDowell, Monroe Township, New Jersey
reverse of portrait of George McDowell lined with pages from a New Jersey newspaper dated June 1821
pastel on paper
24 x 20 in. each (2)
A Pair of Portraits of George McDowell and Phoebe Morris McDowell, Monroe Township, New Jersey
reverse of portrait of George McDowell lined with pages from a New Jersey newspaper dated June 1821
pastel on paper
24 x 20 in. each (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 67 %.
The work A Pair of Portraits of George McDowell and Phoebe Morris McDowell, Monroe Township, New Jersey by Micah Williams was sold in the Important American Furniture, Folk Art, English Pottery, Rugs & Prints auction at Christies in New York in January 2011. It achieved a price of USD 50,000.00 (€ 36,456.43), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 67%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Micah Williams; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot A Pair Of Portraits Of Mr. And Mrs. George Clark sold at auction in January 2012 with the realized price of USD 60,000.00 (€ 45,966.44).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 67 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A Pair of Portraits of George McDowell and Phoebe Morris McDowell, Monroe Township, New Jersey von Micah Williams wurde im Januar 2011 in der Auktion Important American Furniture, Folk Art, English Pottery, Rugs & Prints bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 50.000,00 (€ 36.456,43) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 67%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Micah Williams; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit A Pair Of Portraits Of Mr. And Mrs. George Clark im Januar 2012 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 60.000,00 (€ 45.966,44).
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