Thomas Seddon
Penelope 'Then During The Day She Wove The Large Web, Which At Night She Unravelled' The Odyssey
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 GBP
Price realised: 46.850 GBP
Price realised: 46.850 GBP
Description
Thomas Seddon
1821-1856
PENELOPE 'THEN DURING THE DAY SHE WOVE THE LARGE WEB, WHICH AT NIGHT SHE UNRAVELLED' THE ODYSSEY
signed and dated l.r.: T Seddon 18/52
oil on canvas
91.5 by 71cm., 36 by 28in.
George Wilson of Redgrave Hall, Suffolk and thence by descent to Mr P.J. Holt Wilson, by whom sold Sotheby's, 28 November 1972, lot 49
1821-1856
PENELOPE 'THEN DURING THE DAY SHE WOVE THE LARGE WEB, WHICH AT NIGHT SHE UNRAVELLED' THE ODYSSEY
signed and dated l.r.: T Seddon 18/52
oil on canvas
91.5 by 71cm., 36 by 28in.
George Wilson of Redgrave Hall, Suffolk and thence by descent to Mr P.J. Holt Wilson, by whom sold Sotheby's, 28 November 1972, lot 49
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Penelope 'Then During The Day She Wove The Large Web, Which At Night She Unravelled' The Odyssey by Thomas Seddon was auctioned at Sothebys in London in November 2011. The price achieved of GBP 46,850.00 (€ 54,692.58) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 40,000.00 – 60,000.00. Other works by Thomas Seddon have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in February 2003 the work Arabs at Prayer in the Desert was auctioned for GBP 65,725.00 (€ 95,956.43).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Penelope 'Then During The Day She Wove The Large Web, Which At Night She Unravelled' The Odyssey von Thomas Seddon kam im November 2011 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 46.850,00 (€ 54.692,58) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Thomas Seddon konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Februar 2003 die Arbeit Arabs at Prayer in the Desert für GBP 65.725,00 (€ 95.956,43) versteigert.
Thomas Seddon - Auction history
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