Robert Howlett
Group portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and others, circa 1857
Found at
Christies,
London
19th and 20th Century Photographs, Lot 137
20. Oct - 20. Oct 2000
19th and 20th Century Photographs, Lot 137
20. Oct - 20. Oct 2000
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
ROBERT HOWLETT (1831-1858)
Group portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and others, circa 1857
Albumen print, 95/8 x 8¾ in. arched top, retouching where negative broken, mounted on card, remnants of blindstamp to top left corner [Photographic] Institution, 168 New Bond Street
Group portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and others, circa 1857
Albumen print, 95/8 x 8¾ in. arched top, retouching where negative broken, mounted on card, remnants of blindstamp to top left corner [Photographic] Institution, 168 New Bond Street
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Group portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and others, circa 1857 by Robert Howlett was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2000, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 500.00 – 1,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 293.75 (€ 502.10). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Robert Howlett achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Isambard Kingdom Brunel By The Launching Chains Of The Great Eastern, 1857 in November 2007 with an auction result of GBP 34,100.00 (€ 47,748.82).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Group portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and others, circa 1857 von Robert Howlett im Oktober 2000 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 500,00 – 1.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 293,75 (€ 502,10) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Robert Howlett erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Isambard Kingdom Brunel By The Launching Chains Of The Great Eastern, 1857 im November 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 34.100,00 (€ 47.748,82).
Robert Howlett - Auction history
![Robert Howlett - The Great Eastern [\'Leviathan\'], 12 November 1857](/images/robert-howlett_the-great-eastern-leviathan-12-november-1857_AID780003_320x320.jpg)
Other artists in this auction
![Rudolf Koppitz - \'Bewegungsstudie\' [Movement study], circa 1926](/images/rudolf-koppitz_bewegungsstudie-movement-study-circa-1926_AID942049_320x320.jpg)
