Mortimer Menpes
An Illustrated Letter From The Artist To Miss Stoney
Found at
Christies,
London
Turin London Corfu The Collection of Giorgio Marsan and Umberta Nasi, Lot 144
12. Dec - 13. Dec 2007
Turin London Corfu The Collection of Giorgio Marsan and Umberta Nasi, Lot 144
12. Dec - 13. Dec 2007
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 375 GBP
Price realised: 375 GBP
Description
Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938)
An illustrated letter from the artist to Miss Stoney
inscribed 'Dear Miss Stoney/Indeed I know your/father & I am proud to/receive your kind/letter. Someday I hope/to be allowed the privilege/of showing you my studio/built in Japan & brought/over to England bodily./Yours sincerely/Mortimer Menpes.' (on the artist's headed paper)
pencil and watercolour
5 x 7½ in. (12.7 x 19 cm.)
An illustrated letter from the artist to Miss Stoney
inscribed 'Dear Miss Stoney/Indeed I know your/father & I am proud to/receive your kind/letter. Someday I hope/to be allowed the privilege/of showing you my studio/built in Japan & brought/over to England bodily./Yours sincerely/Mortimer Menpes.' (on the artist's headed paper)
pencil and watercolour
5 x 7½ in. (12.7 x 19 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work An Illustrated Letter From The Artist To Miss Stoney by Mortimer Luddington Menpes was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2007, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 400.00 – 600.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 375.00 (€ 509.56). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Mortimer Luddington Menpes achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Benares, Blue Is The Sky in June 2011 with an auction result of GBP 30,000.00 (€ 33,189.42).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit An Illustrated Letter From The Artist To Miss Stoney von Mortimer Luddington Menpes im Dezember 2007 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 400,00 – 600,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 375,00 (€ 509,56) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Mortimer Luddington Menpes erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Benares, Blue Is The Sky im Juni 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 30.000,00 (€ 33.189,42).
Mortimer Luddington Menpes - Auction history
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