William Davis
A field of corn
Estimate: 5.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 20.315 GBP
Price realised: 20.315 GBP
Description
William Davis (1812-1873)
A field of corn
signed with initials 'WD' (lower right)
oil on board
12 x 19 in. (30.5 x 48.3 cm.)
A field of corn
signed with initials 'WD' (lower right)
oil on board
12 x 19 in. (30.5 x 48.3 cm.)
A top price for William Davis
This artwork by William Davis achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2003. In the Victorian Pictures auction, the work A field of corn sold for GBP 20,315.00 (€ 29,162.48) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00. This high result makes A field of corn the most expensive artwork by William Davis that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Davis
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Davis erzielte im November 2003 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Victorian Pictures wurde die Arbeit A field of corn für GBP 20.315,00 (€ 29.162,48) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A field of corn zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Davis, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
William Davis - Auction history
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