Micah Williams
Portrait Of A Lady In A Green Dress
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts, Lot 185
24. Jan - 24. Jan 2014
Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts, Lot 185
24. Jan - 24. Jan 2014
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Description
Micah Williams (1782-1837)
Portrait of a Lady in a Green Dress
pastel on paper
24½ x 20¼ in. (sight)
Portrait of a Lady in a Green Dress
pastel on paper
24½ x 20¼ in. (sight)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 83 %.
This artwork by Micah Williams achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2014. In the Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts auction, the work Portrait Of A Lady In A Green Dress sold for USD 27,500.00 (€ 20,370.37) - well above the upper estimate of USD 15,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Micah Williams - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Pair Of Portraits Of Mr. And Mrs. George Clark, which sold at auction in January 2012 for USD 60,000.00 (€ 45,966.44).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 83 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Micah Williams erzielte im Januar 2014 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts wurde die Arbeit Portrait Of A Lady In A Green Dress für USD 27.500,00 (€ 20.370,37) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Micah Williams mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A Pair Of Portraits Of Mr. And Mrs. George Clark beobachtet, die im Januar 2012 für USD 60.000,00 (€ 45.966,44) versteigert wurde.
Micah Williams - Auction history
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