Moses Harris
The Aurelian, A Natural History of English Moths and Butterflies: Two Plates
Estimate: 400 - 600 USD
Price realised: 660 USD
Price realised: 660 USD
Description
MOSES HARRIS (1731-85)
The Aurelian, A Natural History of English Moths and Butterflies: Two Plates
two engravings with hand-coloring, 1766, on wove papers, published in London, all with margins, pale light-staining, surface soiling along the plate marks, occasional light foxing and spots of stray printer's ink, otherwise both apparently in very good condition, not examined out of the frames
each P. 12 x 9¼ in. (305 x 235 mm.)
each overall 20½ x 18 in. (521 x 457 mm.) (2)
The Aurelian, A Natural History of English Moths and Butterflies: Two Plates
two engravings with hand-coloring, 1766, on wove papers, published in London, all with margins, pale light-staining, surface soiling along the plate marks, occasional light foxing and spots of stray printer's ink, otherwise both apparently in very good condition, not examined out of the frames
each P. 12 x 9¼ in. (305 x 235 mm.)
each overall 20½ x 18 in. (521 x 457 mm.) (2)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In January 2007 Christies in New York held the auction The House Sale, which included the work The Aurelian, A Natural History of English Moths and Butterflies: Two Plates by Moses Harris. Here, the upper estimate of USD 600 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 660 (€ 508). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Moses Harris achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work in April 2014 with an auction result of GBP 6,250 (€ 7,608).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im Januar 2007 führte Christies in New York die Auktion The House Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Aurelian, A Natural History of English Moths and Butterflies: Two Plates von Moses Harris zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 600 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 660 (€ 508) einen neuen Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Moses Harris erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit im April 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 6.250 (€ 7.608).
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