Robert Adam, F.R.S., F.S.A.
Capriccio, with a castle above a waterfall
Found at
Christies,
London
The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House, Lot 145
4. Nov - 4. Nov 2010
The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House, Lot 145
4. Nov - 4. Nov 2010
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.500 GBP
Description
Robert Adam, F.R.S., F.S.A. (Kirkaldy 1728-1792 London)
Capriccio, with a castle above a waterfall
pen and brown ink and watercolour, on paper, circular
8¾ in. (22.3 cm.) diam.
Capriccio, with a castle above a waterfall
pen and brown ink and watercolour, on paper, circular
8¾ in. (22.3 cm.) diam.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Robert Adam achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2010. In the The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House auction, the work Capriccio, with a castle above a waterfall sold for GBP 2,500.00 (€ 2,987.50) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,200.00. Admittedly, works by Robert Adam have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Elevation of an organ for Sir Nathaniel Curzon, Bt. in July 2015 with an auction result of GBP 10,000.00 (€ 14,176.64).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Robert Adam erzielte im November 2010 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House wurde die Arbeit Capriccio, with a castle above a waterfall für GBP 2.500,00 (€ 2.987,50) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Robert Adam auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Elevation of an organ for Sir Nathaniel Curzon, Bt. im Juli 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 10.000,00 (€ 14.176,64).
Robert Adam - Auction history
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