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- The Finishing Touches
Sir John Gilbert, R.A., P.R.W.S
The Finishing Touches
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours, Lot 240
30. Sep - 30. Sep 2004
British and Continental Watercolours, Lot 240
30. Sep - 30. Sep 2004
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Sir John Gilbert, R.A., P.R.W.S (1817-1897)
The finishing touches
signed with monogram and dated 'A.R.A./1873' (lower left)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour
16 x 11 in. (40.5 x 28 cm.); and a watercolour of a knight in shining armour by C. Cattermole (2)
The finishing touches
signed with monogram and dated 'A.R.A./1873' (lower left)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour
16 x 11 in. (40.5 x 28 cm.); and a watercolour of a knight in shining armour by C. Cattermole (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by John Gilbert achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in September 2004. In the British and Continental Watercolours auction, the work The Finishing Touches sold for GBP 1,135.25 (€ 1,653.92) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 500.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Gilbert - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The marriage of Katherine and Petruchio: The Taming of the Shrew, which sold at auction in November 2012 for GBP 5,000.00 (€ 6,159.49).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Gilbert erzielte im September 2004 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion British and Continental Watercolours wurde die Arbeit The Finishing Touches für GBP 1.135,25 (€ 1.653,92) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 500,00. Für andere Arbeiten von John Gilbert mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The marriage of Katherine and Petruchio: The Taming of the Shrew beobachtet, die im November 2012 für GBP 5.000,00 (€ 6.159,49) versteigert wurde.
