Sir Peter Scott

Mallards gliding in recto; and Geese feeding verso

Found at Christies, London
SPORTING ART AND DOGS, Lot 238
27. Nov - 27. Nov 2003
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.465 GBP
Sir Peter Scott (1909-1989)
Mallards gliding in recto; and Geese feeding verso
signed and dated 'Peter Scott 1945' (lower right)
oil on canvas
15 x 18 in. (38.2 x 45.8 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 49 %.

The work Mallards gliding in recto; and Geese feeding verso by Peter Markham Scott was sold in the SPORTING ART AND DOGS auction at Christies in London in November 2003. It achieved a price of GBP 4,465.00 (€ 6,409.57), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 49%. Admittedly, works by Peter Markham Scott have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Mallard and Teal in Flight in May 2020 with an auction result of GBP 25,062.00 (€ 27,821.58).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 49 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Mallards gliding in recto; and Geese feeding verso von Peter Markham Scott wurde im November 2003 in der Auktion SPORTING ART AND DOGS bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 4.465,00 (€ 6.409,57) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 49%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Peter Markham Scott auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Mallard and Teal in Flight im Mai 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 25.062,00 (€ 27.821,58).

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