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Thomas Frank Heaphy - Probably Oliver Goldsmith discovering his mistake. \'Oliver Goldsmith, having mistaken a gentleman\'s house for an inn, discovers his error on offering gratuities to the family who had waited on him, next morning\'

Thomas Frank Heaphy

Probably Oliver Goldsmith discovering his mistake. 'Oliver Goldsmith, having mistaken a gentleman's house for an inn, discovers his error on offering gratuities to the family who had waited on him, next morning'

Found at Christies, London
THE SIR RALPH AND LADY HALPERN COLLECTION, Lot 50
24. FEB - 24. FEB 2005
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 22.800 GBP
Description
Thomas Frank Heaphy (1813-1873)
Probably Oliver Goldsmith discovering his mistake. 'Oliver Goldsmith, having mistaken a gentleman's house for an inn, discovers his error on offering gratuities to the family who had waited on him, next morning'
signed, dated and indisctinctly inscribed 'T.Heaphy. 1866./...' (lower left) and further signed 'T Heaphy 2' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
37 x 49 in. (94 x 124.5 cm.)
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A top price for Thomas Frank Heaphy

This artwork by Thomas Frank Heaphy achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in February 2005. In the THE SIR RALPH AND LADY HALPERN COLLECTION auction, the work Probably Oliver Goldsmith discovering his mistake. 'Oliver Goldsmith, having mistaken a gentleman's house for an inn, discovers his error on offering gratuities to the family who had waited on him, next morning' sold for GBP 22,800.00 (€ 33,062.92) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 12,000.00. This high result makes Probably Oliver Goldsmith discovering his mistake. 'Oliver Goldsmith, having mistaken a gentleman's house for an inn, discovers his error on offering gratuities to the family who had waited on him, next morning' the most expensive artwork by Thomas Frank Heaphy that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Thomas Frank Heaphy

Dieses Kunstwerk von Thomas Frank Heaphy erzielte im Februar 2005 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion THE SIR RALPH AND LADY HALPERN COLLECTION wurde die Arbeit Probably Oliver Goldsmith discovering his mistake. 'Oliver Goldsmith, having mistaken a gentleman's house for an inn, discovers his error on offering gratuities to the family who had waited on him, next morning' für GBP 22.800,00 (€ 33.062,92) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 12.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Probably Oliver Goldsmith discovering his mistake. 'Oliver Goldsmith, having mistaken a gentleman's house for an inn, discovers his error on offering gratuities to the family who had waited on him, next morning' zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Thomas Frank Heaphy, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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