William Bell Scott
Cupid's arrow
Found at
Christies,
London
The Neil Wilson Collection: A Romantic Vision, Lot 196
4. Sep - 4. Sep 2014
The Neil Wilson Collection: A Romantic Vision, Lot 196
4. Sep - 4. Sep 2014
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.125 GBP
Price realised: 1.125 GBP
Description
William Bell Scott (1811-1890)
Cupid's arrow
signed with initials and dated 'W.B.S. 1873' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour with touches of bodycolour, on paper
18 x 12 in. (45.7 x 30.4 cm.)
Cupid's arrow
signed with initials and dated 'W.B.S. 1873' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour with touches of bodycolour, on paper
18 x 12 in. (45.7 x 30.4 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 41 %.
The work Cupid's arrow by William Bell Scott was sold in the The Neil Wilson Collection: A Romantic Vision auction at Christies in London in September 2014. It achieved a price of GBP 1,125.00 (€ 1,445.00), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 41%. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by William Bell Scott achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work King Arthur carried to the Land of Enchantment "Some men yet say, in many parts of England, that Arthur is not dead; but by the will of our Lord Jesu, carried into another place, that he will come again, and win the holy cross. And men say there is w in July 2013 with an auction result of GBP 121,875.00 (€ 139,
Oberer Schätzpreis um 41 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Cupid's arrow von William Bell Scott wurde im September 2014 in der Auktion The Neil Wilson Collection: A Romantic Vision bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.125,00 (€ 1.445,00) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 41%. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von William Bell Scott erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit King Arthur carried to the Land of Enchantment "Some men yet say, in many parts of England, that Arthur is not dead; but by the will of our Lord Jesu, carried into another place, that he will come again, and win the holy cross. And men say there is w im Juli 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 121.875,00 (€ 139.263,43).
William Bell Scott - Auction history
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