Samuel Michael Byrne
B.H.P Mine's Smelter & Viaduct, Broken Hill 1888
Found at
Christies,
Sydney
AUSTRALIAN, INTERNATIONAL & CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS, Lot 569
26. Aug - 27. Aug 2003
AUSTRALIAN, INTERNATIONAL & CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS, Lot 569
26. Aug - 27. Aug 2003
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 AUD
Price realised: 14.100 AUD
Price realised: 14.100 AUD
Description
SAMUEL MICHAEL BYRNE (1883-1978)
B.H.P Mine's Smelter & Viaduct, Broken Hill 1888
signed 'Sam Byrne' (lower right); inscribed with title 'B.H.P. Mine's Smelters & Viaduct.Broken Hill. 1888/(BLOCKS.13.12&11.) & BLOCK.10.MINE.' (lower left); signed 'S Byrne' (on the reverse)
oil and enamel on board
59.1 x 121.1 cm
B.H.P Mine's Smelter & Viaduct, Broken Hill 1888
signed 'Sam Byrne' (lower right); inscribed with title 'B.H.P. Mine's Smelters & Viaduct.Broken Hill. 1888/(BLOCKS.13.12&11.) & BLOCK.10.MINE.' (lower left); signed 'S Byrne' (on the reverse)
oil and enamel on board
59.1 x 121.1 cm
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Samuel Michael Byrne achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Sydney in August 2003. In the AUSTRALIAN, INTERNATIONAL & CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS auction, the work B.H.P Mine's Smelter & Viaduct, Broken Hill 1888 sold for AUD 14,100.00 (€ 8,329.60) - well above the upper estimate of AUD 6,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Samuel Michael Byrne; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Broken Hill Miners Tar and Feather Strike Breakers 1892 Strike. sold at auction in September 2010 with the realized price of GBP 7,750.00 (€ 8,963.70).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Samuel Michael Byrne erzielte im August 2003 bei Christies in Sydney einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion AUSTRALIAN, INTERNATIONAL & CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS wurde die Arbeit B.H.P Mine's Smelter & Viaduct, Broken Hill 1888 für AUD 14.100,00 (€ 8.329,60) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von AUD 6.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Samuel Michael Byrne; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Broken Hill Miners Tar and Feather Strike Breakers 1892 Strike. im September 2010 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 7.750,00 (€ 8.963,70).
Samuel Michael Byrne - Auction history
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