Thomas Birch
American Merchant Ship in Distress
Found at
Christies,
New York
American Furniture, Outsider and Folk Art, Lot 117
22. Sep - 22. Sep 2014
American Furniture, Outsider and Folk Art, Lot 117
22. Sep - 22. Sep 2014
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 149.000 USD
Price realised: 149.000 USD
Description
Thomas Birch (1779-1851)
American Merchant Ship in Distress
signed and dated Thos. Birch 1842 lower right
oil on canvas
34½ x 53½ in.
American Merchant Ship in Distress
signed and dated Thos. Birch 1842 lower right
oil on canvas
34½ x 53½ in.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Thomas Birch achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in September 2014. In the American Furniture, Outsider and Folk Art auction, the work American Merchant Ship in Distress sold for USD 149,000.00 (€ 117,991.76) - well above the upper estimate of USD 50,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Thomas Birch - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Battery And Harbor, New York, which sold at auction in December 2008 for USD 482,500.00 (€ 346,648.47).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Thomas Birch erzielte im September 2014 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion American Furniture, Outsider and Folk Art wurde die Arbeit American Merchant Ship in Distress für USD 149.000,00 (€ 117.991,76) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 50.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Thomas Birch mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Battery And Harbor, New York beobachtet, die im Dezember 2008 für USD 482.500,00 (€ 346.648,47) versteigert wurde.
Thomas Birch - Auction history
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