William Matthew Prior
A Group of Family Portraits
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver and Prints, Lot 354
20. JAN - 21. JAN 2005
Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver and Prints, Lot 354
20. JAN - 21. JAN 2005
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
WILLIAM MATTHEW PRIOR (1806-1873), CIRCA 1840
A GROUP OF FAMILY PORTRAITS
oil on cardboard
14 x 10 in. each
A GROUP OF FAMILY PORTRAITS
oil on cardboard
14 x 10 in. each
A top price for William Matthew Prior
In January 2005 Christies in New York held the auction Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver and Prints, which included the work A Group of Family Portraits by William Matthew Prior. Here, the upper estimate of USD 150,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 156,000.00 (€ 119,549.39). With this result, A Group of Family Portraits is even the most expensive work of art by William Matthew Prior that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Matthew Prior
Im Januar 2005 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver and Prints durch, in der auch die Arbeit A Group of Family Portraits von William Matthew Prior zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 150.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 156.000,00 (€ 119.549,39) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist A Group of Family Portraits sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von William Matthew Prior, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
William Matthew Prior - Auction history
