Samuel Henry Alken
Mornington, a light bay racehorse, with jockey up
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.512 GBP
Price realised: 1.512 GBP
Description
Property from a Hampshire Private Collection
Samuel Henry Alken, known as Henry Alken Jnr.
Ipswich 1810 – 1894 Poplar, London
Mornington, a light bay racehorse, with jockey up
signed lower right: H. Alken
inscribed on the reverse: Mornington / Winner of the Epsom, / City & Suburban & the Great Metropolitan Stakes
oil on board
unframed: 25.4 x 35.5 cm.; 10 x 14 in.
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 17 March 1972, lot 83, for 220 Guineas to Proctor-Pearson; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby’s, 29 November 1978, lot 117, where acquired.
Samuel Henry Alken, known as Henry Alken Jnr.
Ipswich 1810 – 1894 Poplar, London
Mornington, a light bay racehorse, with jockey up
signed lower right: H. Alken
inscribed on the reverse: Mornington / Winner of the Epsom, / City & Suburban & the Great Metropolitan Stakes
oil on board
unframed: 25.4 x 35.5 cm.; 10 x 14 in.
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 17 March 1972, lot 83, for 220 Guineas to Proctor-Pearson; | Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby’s, 29 November 1978, lot 117, where acquired.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Mornington, a light bay racehorse, with jockey up by Samuel Henry Alken was auctioned at Sothebys in London in April last year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 1,512.00 (€ 1,803.01). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Samuel Henry Alken achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Start for the Derby; and Winning the Derby in May 2017 with an auction result of USD 118,750.00 (€ 105,687.08).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Mornington, a light bay racehorse, with jockey up von Samuel Henry Alken im April letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 1.512,00 (€ 1.803,01) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Samuel Henry Alken erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Start for the Derby; and Winning the Derby im Mai 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 118.750,00 (€ 105.687,08).
Samuel Henry Alken - Auction history
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