Samuel Henry Alken
The Race And The Finish: A Pair Of Paintings
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Bertram R. Firestone, Lot 40
9. Sep - 9. Sep 2020
The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Bertram R. Firestone, Lot 40
9. Sep - 9. Sep 2020
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 18.900 USD
Price realised: 18.900 USD
Description
SAMUEL HENRY ALKEN
British
1810 - 1894
THE RACE AND THE FINISH: A PAIR OF PAINTINGS
both: oil on canvas
the first, canvas: 9⅜ by 18⅛ in.; 23.8 by 46 cm;
the second, 9 by 18 in.; 22.8 by 45.7 cm
framed, each: 12⅝ by 21⅝ in.; 32.1 by 54.9 cm
British
1810 - 1894
THE RACE AND THE FINISH: A PAIR OF PAINTINGS
both: oil on canvas
the first, canvas: 9⅜ by 18⅛ in.; 23.8 by 46 cm;
the second, 9 by 18 in.; 22.8 by 45.7 cm
framed, each: 12⅝ by 21⅝ in.; 32.1 by 54.9 cm
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Samuel Henry Alken achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in September 2020. In the The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Bertram R. Firestone auction, the work The Race And The Finish: A Pair Of Paintings sold for USD 18,900.00 (€ 16,129.03) - well above the upper estimate of USD 8,000.00. Admittedly, works by Samuel Henry Alken have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Samuel Henry Alken erzielte im September 2020 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Bertram R. Firestone wurde die Arbeit The Race And The Finish: A Pair Of Paintings für USD 18.900,00 (€ 16.129,03) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 8.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Samuel Henry Alken auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Start for the Derby; and Winning the Derby im Mai 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 118.750,00 (€ 105.687,08).
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