William Clerihew - The Citadel of Cairo from the environs; Cleopatra\'s Needle, Alexandria; and Pompey\'s Pillar, Alexandria

William Clerihew

The Citadel of Cairo from the environs; Cleopatra's Needle, Alexandria; and Pompey's Pillar, Alexandria

Found at Christies, London
Old Masters & 19th Century Art, Lot 444
29. Oct - 29. Oct 2010
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
William Clerihew (British, circa 1851)
The Citadel of Cairo from the environs; Cleopatra's Needle, Alexandria; and Pompey's Pillar, Alexandria
inscribed with titles and dated '25th April 1851', '1st May 51' and '29th April 51' (respectively all upper right)
pencil and watercolour on paper
7 3/8 x 10½ in. (18.7 x 26 cm.)
three in the lot (3)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 33 %.

The work The Citadel of Cairo from the environs; Cleopatra's Needle, Alexandria; and Pompey's Pillar, Alexandria by William Clerihew was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2010. It achieved a price of GBP 2,000.00 (€ 2,306.03), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 33%. Other works by William Clerihew have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 3,000.00 (€ 3,479.99) in December 2010 for the work A sketchbook of forty-five drawings and watercolours from the artist's tour in 1851 of India, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Beirut, Israel, Cyprus and Greece.

Oberer Schätzpreis um 33 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit The Citadel of Cairo from the environs; Cleopatra's Needle, Alexandria; and Pompey's Pillar, Alexandria von William Clerihew kam im Oktober 2010 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 2.000,00 (€ 2.306,03) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 33%. Andere Arbeiten von William Clerihew haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 3.000,00 (€ 3.479,99) im Dezember 2010 für die Arbeit A sketchbook of forty-five drawings and watercolours from the artist's tour in 1851 of India, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Beirut, Israel, Cyprus and Greece beobachtet.

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