Samuel Metford of Somerset - Unknown

Samuel Metford of Somerset

Unknown

Found at Christies, London
The Roger Warner Collection - Part I, Lot 623
20. Jan - 21. Jan 2009
Estimate: 600 - 900 GBP
Price realised: 1.625 GBP
Description
SAMUEL METFORD OF SOMERSET (BRITISH, 1810-1896)
A silhouette of a gentleman, a lady and their daughter
signed 'S. Metford fecit' (lower left)
black paper, wash heightened with gold
9 x 10½ in. (23 x 27 cm.)
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Upper estimate price exceeded by 81 %.

This artwork by Samuel Metford of Somerset achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in January 2009. In the The Roger Warner Collection - Part I auction, the work Unknown sold for GBP 1,625.00 (€ 1,829.20) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 900.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Samuel Metford of Somerset; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Unknown sold at auction in January 2009 with the realized price of GBP 2,750.00 (€ 3,095.58).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 81 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Samuel Metford of Somerset erzielte im Januar 2009 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Roger Warner Collection - Part I wurde die Arbeit Unknown für GBP 1.625,00 (€ 1.829,20) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 900,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Samuel Metford of Somerset; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Unknown im Januar 2009 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 2.750,00 (€ 3.095,58).

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