William Bell Scott
The Eve of the Deluge. 'For as in the days that were before the Flood, they were eating and drinking, and marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the Ark'. Matthew XXIV, verse 38
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 35.850 GBP
Price realised: 35.850 GBP
Description
William Bell Scott (1811-1890)
The Eve of the Deluge. 'For as in the days that were before the Flood, they were eating and drinking, and marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the Ark'. Matthew XXIV, verse 38
signed and dated '1865' (lower left)
oil on canvas
29¼ x 45 3/8 (74.3 x 115.2 cm.)
The Eve of the Deluge. 'For as in the days that were before the Flood, they were eating and drinking, and marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the Ark'. Matthew XXIV, verse 38
signed and dated '1865' (lower left)
oil on canvas
29¼ x 45 3/8 (74.3 x 115.2 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Eve of the Deluge. 'For as in the days that were before the Flood, they were eating and drinking, and marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the Ark'. Matthew XXIV, verse 38 by William Bell Scott was sold in the IMPORTANT BRITISH AND IRISH ART auction at Christies in London in June 2004. The price achieved of GBP 35,850.00 (€ 53,355.54) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 30,000.00 – 50,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William Bell Scott - we have observed the highest auction result to date for 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, which sold at auction in July 2013 for GBP 121,875.00
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Eve of the Deluge. 'For as in the days that were before the Flood, they were eating and drinking, and marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the Ark'. Matthew XXIV, verse 38 von William Bell Scott wurde im Juni 2004 in der Auktion IMPORTANT BRITISH AND IRISH ART bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 35.850,00 (€ 53.355,54) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von William Bell Scott mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für 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|AID57692
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