Sir Samuel Luke Fildes, R.A.
A reverie
Found at
Christies,
London
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Maritime Art, Sporting & Wildlife Art, Lot 135
7. Jul - 7. Jul 2016
Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, Maritime Art, Sporting & Wildlife Art, Lot 135
7. Jul - 7. Jul 2016
Estimate: 2.000 - 4.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.250 GBP
Price realised: 5.250 GBP
Description
signed, inscribed and dated 'To F.E. Thompson/ from Luke Fildes. 1895.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
14 ½ x 10 1/8 in. (36.8 x 25.8 cm.)
oil on canvas
14 ½ x 10 1/8 in. (36.8 x 25.8 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 31 %.
The work A reverie by Luke Fildes was auctioned at Christies in London in July 2016. It achieved a price of GBP 5,250.00 (€ 6,238.14), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 31%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Luke Fildes - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Simpletons (The Sweet River), which sold at auction in July 2016 for GBP 15,000.00 (€ 17,823.24).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 31 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A reverie von Luke Fildes kam im Juli 2016 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 5.250,00 (€ 6.238,14) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 31%. Für andere Arbeiten von Luke Fildes mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Simpletons (The Sweet River) beobachtet, die im Juli 2016 für GBP 15.000,00 (€ 17.823,24) versteigert wurde.
Luke Fildes - Auction history
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