Sir David Wilkie, R.A.
Sketch for "A Whisky Still at Lochgilphead"
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Collector, Dealer, Connoisseur: The Vision of Richard L. Feigen, Lot 34
21. Sep - 18. Oct 2021
Collector, Dealer, Connoisseur: The Vision of Richard L. Feigen, Lot 34
21. Sep - 18. Oct 2021
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 27.720 USD
Price realised: 27.720 USD
Description
Sir David Wilkie, R.A.
Fifie 1785 - 1841 at sea off Gibraltar
Sketch for "A Whisky Still at Lochgilphead"
signed and dated on the reverse: D. Wilkie 1817
oil on panel
panel: 5 5/8 by 8 1/8 in.; 14.2 by 20.6 cm.
framed: 11 by 13 in.; 27.9 by 33 cm.
Probably, Sir William Knighton, 1st Baronet of Carlston (1776-1836); | Thence by descent to his son, Sir William Wellesley Knighton, 2nd Baronet of Carlston (1811-1885); | By whom anonymously sold, London, Christie's, 26 June 1847, lot 73 (where unsold); | Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 4 March 1848, lot 134; | There acquired by Colonel James Lenox, New York; | Bequeathed to the New York Public Library; | By whom anonymously sold, New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 24 May 1944, lot 121 (as a
Fifie 1785 - 1841 at sea off Gibraltar
Sketch for "A Whisky Still at Lochgilphead"
signed and dated on the reverse: D. Wilkie 1817
oil on panel
panel: 5 5/8 by 8 1/8 in.; 14.2 by 20.6 cm.
framed: 11 by 13 in.; 27.9 by 33 cm.
Probably, Sir William Knighton, 1st Baronet of Carlston (1776-1836); | Thence by descent to his son, Sir William Wellesley Knighton, 2nd Baronet of Carlston (1811-1885); | By whom anonymously sold, London, Christie's, 26 June 1847, lot 73 (where unsold); | Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 4 March 1848, lot 134; | There acquired by Colonel James Lenox, New York; | Bequeathed to the New York Public Library; | By whom anonymously sold, New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, 24 May 1944, lot 121 (as a
Auction result well in line with expectations
In October 2021 Sothebys in New York held the auction Collector, Dealer, Connoisseur: The Vision of Richard L. Feigen, which included the work Sketch for "A Whisky Still at Lochgilphead" by David Wilkie. It changed hands for a price of USD 27,720.00 (€ 23,995.84) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by David Wilkie achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Spanish Girl in November 2003 with an auction result of GBP 363,650.00 (€ 522,024.96).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Oktober 2021 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Collector, Dealer, Connoisseur: The Vision of Richard L. Feigen durch, in der auch die Arbeit Sketch for "A Whisky Still at Lochgilphead" von David Wilkie zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 27.720,00 (€ 23.995,84) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 20.000,00 – 30.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von David Wilkie erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Spanish Girl im November 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 363.650,00 (€ 522.024,96).
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