William Baxter Collier Fyfe
Bide a wee
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 7.050 GBP
Price realised: 7.050 GBP
Description
William Baxter Collier Fyfe (1836-1882)
Bide a wee
signed and dated 'Wm Fyfe 1873.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
32 x 26 in. (81.3 x 66 cm.)
Bide a wee
signed and dated 'Wm Fyfe 1873.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
32 x 26 in. (81.3 x 66 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 41 %.
In September 2002 Christies in London held the auction British and Victorian Pictures, which included the work Bide a wee by William Baxter Collier Fyfe. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 7,050.00 (€ 11,204.07), 41% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William Baxter Collier Fyfe - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The raid of Ruthven, an incident in the life of James VI of Scotland 'On the 23rd of August, 1852, the Earl of Gowrie invited the King to his castle of Ruthven, under the pretext of hunting. He was joined by the Earl of Mar, Lord Lindsay, the Tutor, which sold at auction in October 2005 for GBP 18,000.00 (€
Oberer Schätzpreis um 41 % übertroffen
Im September 2002 führte Christies in London die Auktion British and Victorian Pictures durch, in der auch die Arbeit Bide a wee von William Baxter Collier Fyfe zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 7.050,00 (€ 11.204,07) und damit 41% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von William Baxter Collier Fyfe mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The raid of Ruthven, an incident in the life of James VI of Scotland 'On the 23rd of August, 1852, the Earl of Gowrie invited the King to his castle of Ruthven, under the pretext of hunting. He was joined by the Earl of Mar, Lord Lindsay, the Tutor beobachtet, die im Oktober 2005 für GBP 18.000,00 (€ 26.544,56) versteigert wurde.
William Baxter Collier Fyfe - Auction history
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