Micah Williams
Portrait Of Mrs. Martha Harned With A Tortoiseshell Comb
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts, Lot 244
24. Jan - 24. Jan 2014
Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts, Lot 244
24. Jan - 24. Jan 2014
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Price realised: 27.500 USD
Description
Micah Williams (1782-1837)
Portrait of Mrs. Martha Harned with a Tortoiseshell Comb
pastel on paper
24½ x 20¼ in. (sight)
Portrait of Mrs. Martha Harned with a Tortoiseshell Comb
pastel on paper
24½ x 20¼ in. (sight)
Artwork auctioned at four times the upper estimate price
The work Portrait Of Mrs. Martha Harned With A Tortoiseshell Comb by Micah Williams was worth USD 27,500.00 (€ 20,370.37) to a buyer in January 2014. This price was achieved in the auction Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 6,000.00 many times over. 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).
Kunstwerk zum Vierfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Portrait Of Mrs. Martha Harned With A Tortoiseshell Comb von Micah Williams war einem Käufer im Januar 2014 USD 27.500,00 (€ 20.370,37) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 6.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. 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.
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