Richard Whitford
A Carriage Driver Surveying The Landscape
Found at
Christies,
London
PIPEWELL HALL, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND BOSTOCK HOUSE, CHESHIRE, Lot 18
21. Apr - 21. Apr 2004
PIPEWELL HALL, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND BOSTOCK HOUSE, CHESHIRE, Lot 18
21. Apr - 21. Apr 2004
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.629 GBP
Price realised: 2.629 GBP
Description
Richard Whitford (fl.1854-1887)
A carriage driver surveying the landscape
signed and dated 'R. Whitford/1863' (lower left)
oil on canvas
11 7/8 x 15½ in. (30 x 39.4 cm.)
A carriage driver surveying the landscape
signed and dated 'R. Whitford/1863' (lower left)
oil on canvas
11 7/8 x 15½ in. (30 x 39.4 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A Carriage Driver Surveying The Landscape by Richard Whitford was sold in the PIPEWELL HALL, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND BOSTOCK HOUSE, CHESHIRE auction at Christies in London in April 2004. The price achieved of GBP 2,629.00 (€ 2,361.97) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Richard Whitford - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Prize Bull, which sold at auction in March 2005 for GBP 4,200.00 (€ 6,116.86).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A Carriage Driver Surveying The Landscape von Richard Whitford wurde im April 2004 in der Auktion PIPEWELL HALL, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND BOSTOCK HOUSE, CHESHIRE bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 2.629,00 (€ 2.361,97) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Richard Whitford mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A Prize Bull beobachtet, die im März 2005 für GBP 4.200,00 (€ 6.116,86) versteigert wurde.