Robert Weir Allan
Figures on the steps of the Masjid Wazir Khan, Lahore
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Description
Robert Weir Allan (1851-1942)
Figures on the steps of the Masjid Wazir Khan, Lahore
signed and dated 'Robert W. Allan 1891' (lower right), further inscribed on an exhibition label attached to the reverse
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper laid on linen
29¾ x 21in. (75½ x 53½cm.)
Figures on the steps of the Masjid Wazir Khan, Lahore
signed and dated 'Robert W. Allan 1891' (lower right), further inscribed on an exhibition label attached to the reverse
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper laid on linen
29¾ x 21in. (75½ x 53½cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.
The work Figures on the steps of the Masjid Wazir Khan, Lahore by Robert Weir Allan was sold in the Travel, Science and Natural History auction at Christies in London in April 2012. It achieved a price of GBP 7,500.00 (€ 9,198.54), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 50%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Robert Weir Allan - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A View Of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, which sold at auction in August 2007 for GBP 16,800.00 (€ 24,834.84).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Figures on the steps of the Masjid Wazir Khan, Lahore von Robert Weir Allan wurde im April 2012 in der Auktion Travel, Science and Natural History bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 7.500,00 (€ 9.198,54) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 50%. Für andere Arbeiten von Robert Weir Allan mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A View Of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice beobachtet, die im August 2007 für GBP 16.800,00 (€ 24.834,84) versteigert wurde.
Robert Weir Allan - Auction history
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