William Gaunt
Tour Eiffel, Henry Melville With Augustus John
Found at
Christies,
London
A VIEW OVER EATON SQUAREA PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 732
10. NOV - 10. NOV 2005
A VIEW OVER EATON SQUAREA PRIVATE COLLECTION, Lot 732
10. NOV - 10. NOV 2005
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
WILLIAM GAUNT (1900-1980)
Tour Eiffel, Henry Melville with Augustus John
signed and dated 'W Gaunt/1928' (lower right) and inscribed 'Tour Eiffel' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour
12¼ x 14¼ in. (31.1 x 36.2 cm.)
and 5 other watercolours by the same hand; together with: TAKE IT UP INTO THE FOURTH GEAR GEOFFREY..., signed 'Gale' (LOWER RIGHT), George Gale (1929-2003), in black ink, 10 X 15 in. (25.4 X 38.1 cm.); and a cartoon: WELL IT'S UP TO YOU SIR, BUT THE INVITATION DID STIPULATE WHITE TIE, by Donegon. (6)
Tour Eiffel, Henry Melville with Augustus John
signed and dated 'W Gaunt/1928' (lower right) and inscribed 'Tour Eiffel' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour
12¼ x 14¼ in. (31.1 x 36.2 cm.)
and 5 other watercolours by the same hand; together with: TAKE IT UP INTO THE FOURTH GEAR GEOFFREY..., signed 'Gale' (LOWER RIGHT), George Gale (1929-2003), in black ink, 10 X 15 in. (25.4 X 38.1 cm.); and a cartoon: WELL IT'S UP TO YOU SIR, BUT THE INVITATION DID STIPULATE WHITE TIE, by Donegon. (6)
Auction result misses estimated price range
In November 2005 a collector was able to acquire the work Tour Eiffel, Henry Melville With Augustus John by William Gaunt for GBP 480.00 (€ 705.18). This price was achieved in the auction A VIEW OVER EATON SQUAREA PRIVATE COLLECTION at Christies in London and was even below the estimate range of GBP 700.00 – 900.00 set by the auction house. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William Gaunt - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Public Speaking, which sold at auction in November 2005 for GBP 1,440.00 (€ 2,115.54).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im November 2005 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Tour Eiffel, Henry Melville With Augustus John von William Gaunt für GBP 480,00 (€ 705,18) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion A VIEW OVER EATON SQUAREA PRIVATE COLLECTION bei Christies in London erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 700,00 – 900,00. Für andere Arbeiten von William Gaunt mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Public Speaking beobachtet, die im November 2005 für GBP 1.440,00 (€ 2.115,54) versteigert wurde.
William Gaunt - Auction history
