Tony Sarg
Up River
Found at
Christies,
London
Posters With A Purpose: The London Transport Museum Sale, Lot 157
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2012
Posters With A Purpose: The London Transport Museum Sale, Lot 157
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2012
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.500 GBP
Description
Tony Sarg (1880-1942)
UP RIVER
lithograph in colours, 1913, printed by Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd., London, condition B+; backed on linen
39 x 24in. (99 x 61cm.)
UP RIVER
lithograph in colours, 1913, printed by Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd., London, condition B+; backed on linen
39 x 24in. (99 x 61cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 67 %.
The work Up River by Tony Sarg was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2012. It achieved a price of GBP 2,500.00 (€ 3,108.31), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 67%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Tony Sarg; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Set of illustrations for The Cock, The Mouse and The Little Red Hen sold at auction in April 2011 with the realized price of USD 6,250.00 (€ 4,216.99).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 67 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Up River von Tony Sarg kam im Oktober 2012 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 2.500,00 (€ 3.108,31) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 67%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Tony Sarg; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Set of illustrations for The Cock, The Mouse and The Little Red Hen im April 2011 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 6.250,00 (€ 4.216,99).
Tony Sarg - Auction history
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