Robert Anning Bell, R.A.

Feeding the little children

Found at Christies, London
Christopher Wood A Very Victorian Eye, Lot 197
28. Feb - 28. Feb 2007
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 660 GBP
Robert Anning Bell, R.A. (1863-1933)
Feeding the little children
signed with initials 'R/A/B' (lower left)
pen and brush and black ink heightened with touches of white
4¼ x 8¼ in. (11 x 21 cm.)

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work Feeding the little children by Robert Anning Bell was auctioned at Christies in London in February 2007, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 1,000.00 – 1,500.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 660.00 (€ 978.43). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Robert Anning Bell achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Four Reliefs: A Mermaid; The Fortune Teller; And The Ball Of Wool (Two Linked Designs) in September 2021 with an auction result of GBP 20,000.00 (€ 23,270.28).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit Feeding the little children von Robert Anning Bell im Februar 2007 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 1.000,00 – 1.500,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 660,00 (€ 978,43) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Robert Anning Bell erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Four Reliefs: A Mermaid; The Fortune Teller; And The Ball Of Wool (Two Linked Designs) im September 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 20.000,00 (€ 23.270,28).

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