Sir John Soane, R.A.
Design for a National Monument
Found at
Christies,
London
The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A., Lot 155
18. Sep - 19. Sep 2013
The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A., Lot 155
18. Sep - 19. Sep 2013
Estimate: 6.000 - 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 21.250 GBP
Price realised: 21.250 GBP
Description
Sir John Soane, R.A. (Goring-on-Thames 1753-1837 London)
Design for a National Monument
With inscriptions (in Soane's hand) '30 Dec 1817' (lower left) and 'Design for/National Monument/by Sir John Soane/1817' (upper left); and a subsidiary design for the upper storey (centre right)
pencil, pen and grey ink and grey wash, on two joined sheets of paper
18 x 36 in. (45.7 x 91.5 cm.)
Design for a National Monument
With inscriptions (in Soane's hand) '30 Dec 1817' (lower left) and 'Design for/National Monument/by Sir John Soane/1817' (upper left); and a subsidiary design for the upper storey (centre right)
pencil, pen and grey ink and grey wash, on two joined sheets of paper
18 x 36 in. (45.7 x 91.5 cm.)
A top price for John Soane
This artwork by John Soane achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in September 2013. In the The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A. auction, the work Design for a National Monument sold for GBP 21,250.00 (€ 25,401.09) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 10,000.00. This high result makes Design for a National Monument the most expensive artwork by John Soane that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für John Soane
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Soane erzielte im September 2013 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A. wurde die Arbeit Design for a National Monument für GBP 21.250,00 (€ 25.401,09) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 10.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Design for a National Monument zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Soane, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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