Vittorio Sella
At Lachen Monastery, Sikkim, Himalayas, c. 1899
Found at
Christies,
New York
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 84
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 84
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 USD
Price realised: 1.875 USD
Price realised: 1.875 USD
Description
VITTORIO SELLA (1859-1943)
At Lachen Monastery, Sikkim, Himalayas, c. 1899
gelatin silver print
credit blindstamp (on the recto); publication annotation in red ink, typed credit, publication date and caption on collection label affixed (on the reverse of the mount)
image: 15 3/8 x 11 3/8in. (39.1 x 28.9cm.)
mount: 16¼ x 12 3/8in. (41.2 x 31.4cm.)
At Lachen Monastery, Sikkim, Himalayas, c. 1899
gelatin silver print
credit blindstamp (on the recto); publication annotation in red ink, typed credit, publication date and caption on collection label affixed (on the reverse of the mount)
image: 15 3/8 x 11 3/8in. (39.1 x 28.9cm.)
mount: 16¼ x 12 3/8in. (41.2 x 31.4cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work At Lachen Monastery, Sikkim, Himalayas, c. 1899 by Vittorio Sella was auctioned at Christies in New York in December 2012, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 2,500.00 – 3,500.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 1,875.00 (€ 1,421.96). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Vittorio Sella - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Shkhara ridge, Georgia, c. 1890, which sold at auction in December 2012 for USD 5,000.00 (€ 3,791.90).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit At Lachen Monastery, Sikkim, Himalayas, c. 1899 von Vittorio Sella im Dezember 2012 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 2.500,00 – 3.500,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 1.875,00 (€ 1.421,96) den Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Vittorio Sella mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Shkhara ridge, Georgia, c. 1890 beobachtet, die im Dezember 2012 für USD 5.000,00 (€ 3.791,90) versteigert wurde.
Vittorio Sella - Auction history
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