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- A windmill beside a river, moonlight
Thomas Leeson Rowbotham, Jun.
A windmill beside a river, moonlight
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 403
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2011
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 403
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Thomas Leeson Rowbotham, Jun. (Bath 1782-1853 Camberwell)
A windmill beside a river, moonlight
signed with initials and dated 'TLR Jun/1845' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic heightened with bodycolour and with scratching out
10 5/8 x 8¼ in. (27 x 21 cm.)
A windmill beside a river, moonlight
signed with initials and dated 'TLR Jun/1845' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic heightened with bodycolour and with scratching out
10 5/8 x 8¼ in. (27 x 21 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work A windmill beside a river, moonlight by Thomas Leeson Rowbotham was sold in the Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours auction at Christies in London in December 2011. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,500.00 (€ 1,796.46), 25% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Thomas Leeson Rowbotham - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Near Taormina, Sicily, which sold at auction in March 2006 for GBP 2,640.00 (€ 3,782.64).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A windmill beside a river, moonlight von Thomas Leeson Rowbotham wurde im Dezember 2011 in der Auktion Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.500,00 (€ 1.796,46) und damit 25% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Thomas Leeson Rowbotham mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Near Taormina, Sicily beobachtet, die im März 2006 für GBP 2.640,00 (€ 3.782,64) versteigert wurde.