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- Stained-glass design of putto playing the flute
Robert Anning Bell
Stained-glass design of putto playing the flute
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.585 GBP
Price realised: 2.585 GBP
Description
Robert Anning Bell (1863-1933)
Stained-glass design of putto playing the flute
signed and inscribed 'copyright preserved/RA.Bell' (lower right) and again in pencil (lower right)
pencil and watercolour with touches of white heightening, oval
10¾ x 10¾ in. (27.3 x 27.3 cm.)
Stained-glass design of putto playing the flute
signed and inscribed 'copyright preserved/RA.Bell' (lower right) and again in pencil (lower right)
pencil and watercolour with touches of white heightening, oval
10¾ x 10¾ in. (27.3 x 27.3 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 29 %.
In November 2000 Christies in London held the auction British Art on Paper, which included the work Stained-glass design of putto playing the flute by Robert Anning Bell. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,585.00 (€ 4,225.08), 29% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Robert Anning Bell have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 29 % übertroffen
Im November 2000 führte Christies in London die Auktion British Art on Paper durch, in der auch die Arbeit Stained-glass design of putto playing the flute von Robert Anning Bell zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.585,00 (€ 4.225,08) und damit 29% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Robert Anning Bell auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen 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).
