Robert Burns

This is the man; This is the maiden; This is the Priest

Found at Christies, London
The Sunday Sale - Property Removed From a Chelsea Townhouse, Lot 136
20. May - 20. May 2007
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.440 GBP
ROBERT BURNS (BRITISH, 1869-1941)
This is the man; This is the maiden; This is the Priest
A set of three book illustrations from 'The House that Jack Built', published 1937
ink and bodycolour
9¼ x 6 7/8 in. (23.5 x 17.5 cm.)
three in the lot (3)

Auction result well in line with expectations

In May 2007 Christies in London held the auction The Sunday Sale - Property Removed From a Chelsea Townhouse, which included the work This is the man; This is the maiden; This is the Priest by Robert Burns. It changed hands for a price of GBP 1,440.00 (€ 2,119.06) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 1,000.00 – 1,500.00. Admittedly, works by Robert Burns have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Bildnis einer Dame am Fenster mit Blick auf den Dom von Florenz. in September 2010 with an auction result of CHF 22,800.00 (€ 17,090.36).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Mai 2007 führte Christies in London die Auktion The Sunday Sale - Property Removed From a Chelsea Townhouse durch, in der auch die Arbeit This is the man; This is the maiden; This is the Priest von Robert Burns zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 1.440,00 (€ 2.119,06) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 1.000,00 – 1.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Robert Burns auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Bildnis einer Dame am Fenster mit Blick auf den Dom von Florenz. im September 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von CHF 22.800,00 (€ 17.090,36).

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