Thomas Scott
Hermitage Castle, Roxburghshire
Found at
Sothebys,
London
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 159
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation, Lot 159
19. Nov - 19. Nov 2008
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.500 GBP
Description
Thomas Scott
1854-1927
HERMITAGE CASTLE, ROXBURGHSHIRE
signed with initials l.l.: T.S. ; signed and dated l.r.: Tom Scott. 1898
watercolour with grey wash
23 by 35 cm.; 9 by 13 ¾ in.
Doig Wilson & Weatley, Edinburgh, where bought by Sir David Scott in March 1947 for 12 guineas
1854-1927
HERMITAGE CASTLE, ROXBURGHSHIRE
signed with initials l.l.: T.S. ; signed and dated l.r.: Tom Scott. 1898
watercolour with grey wash
23 by 35 cm.; 9 by 13 ¾ in.
Doig Wilson & Weatley, Edinburgh, where bought by Sir David Scott in March 1947 for 12 guineas
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Thomas Scott achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in November 2008. In the A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation auction, the work Hermitage Castle, Roxburghshire sold for GBP 3,500.00 (€ 4,231.76) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,200.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Thomas Scott; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Ploughing at Newstead Bridge, near Melrose, Roxburghshire sold at auction in October 2008 with the realized price of GBP 4,500.00 (€ 5,735.89).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Thomas Scott erzielte im November 2008 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion A GREAT BRITISH COLLECTION: The pictures collected by Sir David and Lady Scott, sold to benefit the Finnis Scott Foundation wurde die Arbeit Hermitage Castle, Roxburghshire für GBP 3.500,00 (€ 4.231,76) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Thomas Scott; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Ploughing at Newstead Bridge, near Melrose, Roxburghshire im Oktober 2008 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 4.500,00 (€ 5.735,89).
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