Sir James Thornhill
A Design For A Decorative Wall Scheme
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures, Lot 114
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2008
Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures, Lot 114
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2008
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.500 GBP
Price realised: 4.500 GBP
Description
Sir James Thornhill
1675-1734
A DESIGN FOR A DECORATIVE WALL SCHEME
inscribed in a later hand l.l.: J. Thornhill / 1676, further inscribed l.c and l.r.: Collection Reynolds Sir James Thornhill; stamped with the collectors mark l.l.: E.C., further stamped with Sir Joshua Reynolds' collectors mark verso
pen and brown ink with blue and grey wash on laid paper
38 by 29.3 cm.; 15 by 11 1/2 in.
Sir Joshua Reynolds (L. 2363); | E. Calando (L. 837)
1675-1734
A DESIGN FOR A DECORATIVE WALL SCHEME
inscribed in a later hand l.l.: J. Thornhill / 1676, further inscribed l.c and l.r.: Collection Reynolds Sir James Thornhill; stamped with the collectors mark l.l.: E.C., further stamped with Sir Joshua Reynolds' collectors mark verso
pen and brown ink with blue and grey wash on laid paper
38 by 29.3 cm.; 15 by 11 1/2 in.
Sir Joshua Reynolds (L. 2363); | E. Calando (L. 837)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work A Design For A Decorative Wall Scheme by James Thornhill was auctioned at Sothebys in London in December 2008, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 5,000.00 – 7,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 4,500.00 (€ 4,726.31). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by James Thornhill achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Proposed Design For The Saloon Ceiling At Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: The Apotheosis of Hercules in June 2005 with an auction result of GBP 45,600.00 (€ 67,582.08).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit A Design For A Decorative Wall Scheme von James Thornhill im Dezember 2008 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 4.500,00 (€ 4.726,31) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von James Thornhill erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Proposed Design For The Saloon Ceiling At Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: The Apotheosis of Hercules im Juni 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 45.600,00 (€ 67.582,08).
James Thornhill - Auction history
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