Thomas Sully
Portrait of William Rawle
Found at
Christies,
New York
In Praise of America: Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Broadsides, Lot 199
22. Jan - 22. Jan 2021
In Praise of America: Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Broadsides, Lot 199
22. Jan - 22. Jan 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
William Rawle (1759-1836), Philadelphia, the sitter | Juliet (Rawle) Norris, daughter | Dr. Herbert Norris (b. 1843), son | Mrs. Herbert Norris, widow | A member of the Frothingham family, by descent | Theodore Frothingham, Boston, Massachusetts | Louis Josephs, sale of the effects of Mrs. Theodore Frothingham, Boston, circa 1933 | Mrs. Herbert Frazier (née Juliet Rawle), Garrison-on-Hudson, New York, great granddaughter of the sitter, by purchase at the above sale | Benjamin R. Frazier III,
Auction result misses estimated price range
In January 2021 a collector was able to acquire the work Portrait of William Rawle by Thomas Sully for USD 6,250.00 (€ 5,150.39). This price was achieved in the auction In Praise of America: Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Broadsides at Christies in New York and was even below the estimate range of USD 10,000.00 – 15,000.00 set by the auction house. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Thomas Sully achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait of Thomas Jefferson in May 2003 with an auction result of USD 209,100.00 (€ 177,715.45).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im Januar 2021 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Portrait of William Rawle von Thomas Sully für USD 6.250,00 (€ 5.150,39) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion In Praise of America: Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Broadsides bei Christies in New York erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von USD 10.000,00 – 15.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Thomas Sully erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait of Thomas Jefferson im Mai 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 209.100,00 (€ 177.715,45).
Thomas Sully - Auction history
