Philip William May, R.I.
The Blind Man At The Gate of The Temple, Strand
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 420 GBP
Price realised: 420 GBP
Description
Philip William May, R.I. (1864-1903)
The blind man at the gate of the Temple, Strand
signed and dated 'Phil May/91' (middle right)
pen and black ink
7¼ x 4¼ in. (18.4 x 10.8 cm.); a pen and ink drawing of a horse and cart by George Morrow; and three drawings by Lewis Baumer (5)
The blind man at the gate of the Temple, Strand
signed and dated 'Phil May/91' (middle right)
pen and black ink
7¼ x 4¼ in. (18.4 x 10.8 cm.); a pen and ink drawing of a horse and cart by George Morrow; and three drawings by Lewis Baumer (5)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2006 Christies in London held the auction British and Continental Watercolours, which included the work The Blind Man At The Gate of The Temple, Strand by Phil May. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 400.00 – 600.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 420.00 (€ 623.71) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. 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
Im November 2006 führte Christies in London die Auktion British and Continental Watercolours durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Blind Man At The Gate of The Temple, Strand von Phil May zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 400,00 – 600,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 420,00 (€ 623,71) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. 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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