William Henry Hunt
'The Orphan': A woman bottle feeding a pig
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master & British Works on Paper, Lot 218
2. Jul - 8. Jul 2021
Old Master & British Works on Paper, Lot 218
2. Jul - 8. 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
'The Orphan': A woman bottle feeding a pig
Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil;
signed lower left: W Hunt
297 by 335 mm
Cyril and Shirley Fry, by 1982
William Henry Hunt
London 1790 - 1864
'The Orphan': A woman bottle feeding a pig
Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil;
signed lower left: W Hunt
297 by 335 mm
Cyril and Shirley Fry, by 1982
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
The work 'The Orphan': A woman bottle feeding a pig by William Henry Hunt was worth GBP 25,200.00 (€ 29,552.23) to a buyer in July 2021. This price was achieved in the auction Old Master & British Works on Paper at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00 many times over. 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).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit 'The Orphan': A woman bottle feeding a pig von William Henry Hunt war einem Käufer im Juli 2021 GBP 25.200,00 (€ 29.552,23) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Master & British Works on Paper bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. 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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