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- A Kookaburra feeding a frog to its young
Neville Henry Pennington Cayley
A Kookaburra feeding a frog to its young
Found at
Christies,
London
Travel, Science and Natural History, Lot 87
23. Sep - 23. Sep 2010
Travel, Science and Natural History, Lot 87
23. Sep - 23. Sep 2010
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Neville Henry Pennington Cayley (1853-1903)
A Kookaburra feeding a frog to its young
signed 'Neville: Cayley:' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour on paper
18 x 12¾in. (45.7 x 32.5cm.)
A Kookaburra feeding a frog to its young
signed 'Neville: Cayley:' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour on paper
18 x 12¾in. (45.7 x 32.5cm.)
A top price for Neville Henry Pennington Cayley
In September 2010 Christies in London held the auction Travel, Science and Natural History, which included the work A Kookaburra feeding a frog to its young by Neville Henry Pennington Cayley. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,125.00 (€ 1,301.18), 41% above the upper estimate. With this result, A Kookaburra feeding a frog to its young is even the most expensive work of art by Neville Henry Pennington Cayley that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Neville Henry Pennington Cayley
Im September 2010 führte Christies in London die Auktion Travel, Science and Natural History durch, in der auch die Arbeit A Kookaburra feeding a frog to its young von Neville Henry Pennington Cayley zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.125,00 (€ 1.301,18) und damit 41% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist A Kookaburra feeding a frog to its young sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Neville Henry Pennington Cayley, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.