Michael Phelps Ward, CBE, MD, FRCS
An Elizabeth II silver cigarette box presented to Michael Ward in commemoration of the conquest of Mount Everest, 1953
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.125 GBP
Price realised: 1.125 GBP
Description
Michael Phelps Ward, CBE, MD, FRCS (1925-2005)
An Elizabeth II silver cigarette box presented to Michael Ward in commemoration of the conquest of Mount Everest, 1953
oblong, the hinged cover with shaped thumbpiece, engraved with an engine-turned border, the centre with a scene of a tent pitched below Mount Everest and with presentation inscription 'PRESENTED TO DR M.P. WARD, TO COMMEMORATE THE HISTORIC CONQUEST OF MOUNT EVEREST BY THE 1953 BRITISH EXPEDITION, BY THE DIRECTORS OF BENJAMIN EDGINGTON (SILVER & EDGINGTON LTD)' beneath, marked on side and cover, with cedar wood lining
Birmingham, 1952/53, maker's mark G Ltd in two cartouches
4 3/8 x 6 5/8 x 1¾in. (11.2 x 16.8 x 4.4cm.)
An Elizabeth II silver cigarette box presented to Michael Ward in commemoration of the conquest of Mount Everest, 1953
oblong, the hinged cover with shaped thumbpiece, engraved with an engine-turned border, the centre with a scene of a tent pitched below Mount Everest and with presentation inscription 'PRESENTED TO DR M.P. WARD, TO COMMEMORATE THE HISTORIC CONQUEST OF MOUNT EVEREST BY THE 1953 BRITISH EXPEDITION, BY THE DIRECTORS OF BENJAMIN EDGINGTON (SILVER & EDGINGTON LTD)' beneath, marked on side and cover, with cedar wood lining
Birmingham, 1952/53, maker's mark G Ltd in two cartouches
4 3/8 x 6 5/8 x 1¾in. (11.2 x 16.8 x 4.4cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In September 2008 Christies in London held the auction Exploration and Travel, which included the work An Elizabeth II silver cigarette box presented to Michael Ward in commemoration of the conquest of Mount Everest, 1953 by Michael Phelps Ward. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 1,000.00 – 1,500.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 1,125.00 (€ 1,422.45) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Michael Phelps Ward - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Rolex Oyster Perpetual wristwatch, presented to Michael Ward by the manufacturers, which sold at auction in September 2008 for GBP 2,750.00 (€ 3,477.10).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im September 2008 führte Christies in London die Auktion Exploration and Travel durch, in der auch die Arbeit An Elizabeth II silver cigarette box presented to Michael Ward in commemoration of the conquest of Mount Everest, 1953 von Michael Phelps Ward zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 1.000,00 – 1.500,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 1.125,00 (€ 1.422,45) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Michael Phelps Ward mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A Rolex Oyster Perpetual wristwatch, presented to Michael Ward by the manufacturers beobachtet, die im September 2008 für GBP 2.750,00 (€ 3.477,10) versteigert wurde.
Michael Phelps Ward - Auction history
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