William James Webbe
The White Owl. 'Alone and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits'
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 GBP
Price realised: 589.250 GBP
Price realised: 589.250 GBP
Description
William James Webbe (fl.1853-1878)
The White Owl. 'Alone and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits'
signed with monogram and dated '1856' (lower left)
oil on board
17¾ x 10 3/8 in. (45 x 26.3 cm.)
The White Owl. 'Alone and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits'
signed with monogram and dated '1856' (lower left)
oil on board
17¾ x 10 3/8 in. (45 x 26.3 cm.)
A top price for William James Webbe
When the work The White Owl. 'Alone and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits' by William James Webbe was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2012, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 70,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than eight times as high at GBP 589,250.00 (€ 726,708.90). This high result makes The White Owl. 'Alone and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits' the most expensive artwork by William James Webbe that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William James Webbe
Als die Arbeit The White Owl. 'Alone and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits' von William James Webbe im Dezember 2012 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 70.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 589.250,00 (€ 726.708,90) mehr als achtmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The White Owl. 'Alone and warming his five wits, The white owl in the belfry sits' zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William James Webbe, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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