Thomas Birch
Philadelphia Harbor
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 50.400 USD
Price realised: 50.400 USD
Description
The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman
Thomas Birch
1779 - 1851
Philadelphia Harbor
oil on canvas
17 by 24 inches
(43.2 by 61 cm)
Painted circa 1840.
Gallery of the Masters, St. Louis, Missouri | Sydney Melville Schoenberg, Jr., 1998 (acquired from the above; sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 22, 2002, lot 137) | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Thomas Birch
1779 - 1851
Philadelphia Harbor
oil on canvas
17 by 24 inches
(43.2 by 61 cm)
Painted circa 1840.
Gallery of the Masters, St. Louis, Missouri | Sydney Melville Schoenberg, Jr., 1998 (acquired from the above; sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 22, 2002, lot 137) | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Philadelphia Harbor by Thomas Birch was sold in the Important Americana auction at Sothebys in New York in January last year. Here, the upper estimate of USD 50,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 50,400.00 (€ 44,951.84). Admittedly, works by Thomas Birch have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Battery And Harbor, New York in December 2008 with an auction result of USD 482,500.00 (€ 346,648.47).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Philadelphia Harbor von Thomas Birch wurde im Januar letzten Jahres in der Auktion Important Americana bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 50.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 50.400,00 (€ 44.951,84) einen neuen Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Thomas Birch auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Battery And Harbor, New York im Dezember 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 482.500,00 (€ 346.648,47).