Thomas Jones
The Grotto Of Egeria, Near Rome
Found at
Sothebys,
London
An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection, Lot 63
14. Jul - 14. Jul 2010
An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection, Lot 63
14. Jul - 14. Jul 2010
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 GBP
Price realised: 229.250 GBP
Price realised: 229.250 GBP
Description
Thomas Jones
1742 - 1803
THE GROTTO OF EGERIA, NEAR ROME
inscribed u.c.: near Rome / Grotto of Ageria 1777 13 June TJ
watercolour over pencil with pen and brown ink and gum arabic, held in a British neo-classical frame
27.5 by 40.5 cm.; 10 3/4 by 16 in.
Captain John Dale; | by descent to Canon J. H. Adams; | Anonymous sale, Phillips London, 3 November 1986, lot 12; | with Martyn Gregory, London
1742 - 1803
THE GROTTO OF EGERIA, NEAR ROME
inscribed u.c.: near Rome / Grotto of Ageria 1777 13 June TJ
watercolour over pencil with pen and brown ink and gum arabic, held in a British neo-classical frame
27.5 by 40.5 cm.; 10 3/4 by 16 in.
Captain John Dale; | by descent to Canon J. H. Adams; | Anonymous sale, Phillips London, 3 November 1986, lot 12; | with Martyn Gregory, London
Upper estimate price exceeded by 91 %.
This artwork by Thomas Jones achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in July 2010. In the An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection auction, the work The Grotto Of Egeria, Near Rome sold for GBP 229,250.00 (€ 275,647.30) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 120,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Thomas Jones; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot View of The Campi Flegrei From The Camadolise Convent Near Naples sold at auction in November 2005 with the realized price of GBP 237,600.00 (€ 349,064.43).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 91 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Thomas Jones erzielte im Juli 2010 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion An Exceptional Eye: A Private British Collection wurde die Arbeit The Grotto Of Egeria, Near Rome für GBP 229.250,00 (€ 275.647,30) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 120.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Thomas Jones; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit View of The Campi Flegrei From The Camadolise Convent Near Naples im November 2005 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 237.600,00 (€ 349.064,43).
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