Philip William May, R.I.
Showing A Toe
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours, Lot 1373
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2006
British and Continental Watercolours, Lot 1373
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2006
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Philip William May, R.I. (1864-1903)
Showing a toe
signed and dated 'Phil May/92' (lower right) and inscribed 'You won't mind me mentioning it, my dear,/but you are showing a toe. One can't be too/careful with all these sailors about.' (on the reverse)
pen and black ink, unframed
9½ x 7½ in. (23.3 x 19 cm.); and two sketches by the same hand (3)
Showing a toe
signed and dated 'Phil May/92' (lower right) and inscribed 'You won't mind me mentioning it, my dear,/but you are showing a toe. One can't be too/careful with all these sailors about.' (on the reverse)
pen and black ink, unframed
9½ x 7½ in. (23.3 x 19 cm.); and two sketches by the same hand (3)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Showing A Toe by Phil May was sold in the British and Continental Watercolours auction at Christies in London in November 2006. The price achieved of GBP 336.00 (€ 498.97) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 200.00 – 400.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Phil May - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Queen Victoria and her family surrounded by political, artistic and sporting figures of the period, which sold at auction in December 2001 for GBP 1,057.50 (€ 1,727.81).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Showing A Toe von Phil May wurde im November 2006 in der Auktion British and Continental Watercolours bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 336,00 (€ 498,97) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 200,00 – 400,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Phil May mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Queen Victoria and her family surrounded by political, artistic and sporting figures of the period beobachtet, die im Dezember 2001 für GBP 1.057,50 (€ 1.727,81) versteigert wurde.
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