William Henry Hunt
An oyster shell and an onion
Found at
Sothebys,
London
A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, Lot 12
18. Jun - 7. Jul 2021
A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries, Lot 12
18. Jun - 7. Jul 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from the Collection of the late Cyril and Shirley Fry
William Henry Hunt
London 1790 - 1864
An oyster shell and an onion
Watercolour and bodycolour;
signed lower right: W Hunt
123 by 167 mm
John Ruskin (1819-1900), for whom the work was painted; | James Orrock (1829-1913); | Sir William H. Lever, Bt, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851-1925), | presented by him to a 'Red Cross Sale', London, Christie's, 16 April 1915, lot 615; | A.A.L. Passingham, | Miss N. Armitage, | her sale, London, Christie's, 14 October 1969, lot 101; | Cyril and Shirley Fry, by 1981
William Henry Hunt
London 1790 - 1864
An oyster shell and an onion
Watercolour and bodycolour;
signed lower right: W Hunt
123 by 167 mm
John Ruskin (1819-1900), for whom the work was painted; | James Orrock (1829-1913); | Sir William H. Lever, Bt, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851-1925), | presented by him to a 'Red Cross Sale', London, Christie's, 16 April 1915, lot 615; | A.A.L. Passingham, | Miss N. Armitage, | her sale, London, Christie's, 14 October 1969, lot 101; | Cyril and Shirley Fry, by 1981
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by William Henry Hunt achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in July 2021. In the A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries auction, the work An oyster shell and an onion sold for GBP 23,940.00 (€ 28,074.61) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by William Henry Hunt; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The Eavesdropper sold at auction in November 2003 with the realized price of GBP 26,290.00 (€ 37,739.68).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Henry Hunt erzielte im Juli 2021 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion A Fine Line: Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries wurde die Arbeit An oyster shell and an onion für GBP 23.940,00 (€ 28.074,61) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von William Henry Hunt; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The Eavesdropper im November 2003 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 26.290,00 (€ 37.739,68).
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