Sir Osbert Lancaster
Set design for All's Well That Ends Well: A view of Florence
Found at
Christies,
London
Children's & Illustrated Books & Original Illustrations, Lot 125
18. DEC - 18. DEC 2008
Children's & Illustrated Books & Original Illustrations, Lot 125
18. DEC - 18. DEC 2008
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 813 GBP
Price realised: 813 GBP
Description
Sir Osbert Lancaster (1908-1986)
Set design for All's Well That Ends Well: A view of Florence
with inscription 'O.Lancaster/Backcloth/All's Well That Ends Well/Old Vic.' (on the reverse)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, unframed
12½ x 19 in. (31.8 x 48.3 cm.)
Set design for All's Well That Ends Well: A view of Florence
with inscription 'O.Lancaster/Backcloth/All's Well That Ends Well/Old Vic.' (on the reverse)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, unframed
12½ x 19 in. (31.8 x 48.3 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 35 %.
The work Set design for All's Well That Ends Well: A view of Florence by Osbert Lancaster was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2008. It achieved a price of GBP 812.50 (€ 853.36), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 35%. Admittedly, works by Osbert Lancaster have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Washed Out in March 2001 with an auction result of GBP 3,055.00 (€ 4,929.55).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 35 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Set design for All's Well That Ends Well: A view of Florence von Osbert Lancaster kam im Dezember 2008 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 812,50 (€ 853,36) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 35%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Osbert Lancaster auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Washed Out im März 2001 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 3.055,00 (€ 4.929,55).
Osbert Lancaster - Auction history
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