Peter Barrett
A Set Of Four Illustrations Of Manatees
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 562 GBP
Price realised: 562 GBP
Description
all signed 'Peter Barrett' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour on paper, unframed
10 5/8 x 13 ¾ in. (27 x 35 cm.); and smaller
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pencil and watercolour on paper, unframed
10 5/8 x 13 ¾ in. (27 x 35 cm.); and smaller
(4)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A Set Of Four Illustrations Of Manatees by Peter Barrett was sold in the Creatures, Great and Small auction at Christies in New York in December 2014. It changed hands for a price of GBP 562.00 (€ 723.48) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 400.00 – 600.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Peter Barrett - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A quantity of illustrations including: A family of orang-utans; A large gathering of guinea baboons; A mouse opossum on a twig; A haitian solenodon searching for food; A kangaroo with a joey in her pouch; Two manatees swimming; Two manatees on the se, which sold at auction in December 2001 for GBP 1,645.00 (€ 2,687.70).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A Set Of Four Illustrations Of Manatees von Peter Barrett wurde im Dezember 2014 in der Auktion Creatures, Great and Small bei Christies in New York versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 562,00 (€ 723,48) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 400,00 – 600,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Peter Barrett mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A quantity of illustrations including: A family of orang-utans; A large gathering of guinea baboons; A mouse opossum on a twig; A haitian solenodon searching for food; A kangaroo with a joey in her pouch; Two manatees swimming; Two manatees on the se beobachtet, die im Dezember 2001 für GBP 1.645,00 (€ 2.687,70) versteigert wurde.