Victor Coverley-Price

The Heart of the City; the Royal Exchange

Found at Christies, London
The London Sale, Lot 116
24. May - 24. May 2002
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.091 GBP
Victor Coverley-Price (1901-1988)
The Heart of the City; the Royal Exchange
signed 'V. Coverley-Price' (lower right) and inscribed 'The Heart of the City' (on a label attached to the reverse)
oil on board
24 x 36 in. (60.9 x 91.5 cm.)

A top price for Victor Coverley-Price

In May 2002 Christies in London held the auction The London Sale, which included the work The Heart of the City; the Royal Exchange by Victor Coverley-Price. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,091.25 (€ 3,274.93), 39% above the upper estimate. With this result, The Heart of the City; the Royal Exchange is even the most expensive work of art by Victor Coverley-Price that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Victor Coverley-Price

Im Mai 2002 führte Christies in London die Auktion The London Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Heart of the City; the Royal Exchange von Victor Coverley-Price zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.091,25 (€ 3.274,93) und damit 39% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist The Heart of the City; the Royal Exchange sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Victor Coverley-Price, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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