William Matthew Prior
Portrait of a Young Girl with Mourning Brooch
Found at
Christies,
New York
AMERICAN FOLK ART: THE COLLECTION OF KENDRA & ALLAN DANIEL, Lot 866
20. Jan - 20. Jan 2001
AMERICAN FOLK ART: THE COLLECTION OF KENDRA & ALLAN DANIEL, Lot 866
20. Jan - 20. Jan 2001
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 11.163 USD
Price realised: 11.163 USD
Description
WILLIAM MATTHEW PRIOR (1806-1873)*
Portrait of a Young Girl with Mourning Brooch
inscribed on verso in graphite By Wm M. Prior East Boston and illegible date, possibly 1844
oil on board
17½x13½in.
Portrait of a Young Girl with Mourning Brooch
inscribed on verso in graphite By Wm M. Prior East Boston and illegible date, possibly 1844
oil on board
17½x13½in.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 59 %.
The work Portrait of a Young Girl with Mourning Brooch by William Matthew Prior was auctioned at Christies in New York in January 2001. It achieved a price of USD 11,162.50 (€ 11,992.37), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 59%. Admittedly, works by William Matthew Prior have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A Group of Family Portraits in January 2005 with an auction result of USD 156,000.00 (€ 119,549.39).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 59 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Portrait of a Young Girl with Mourning Brooch von William Matthew Prior kam im Januar 2001 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 11.162,50 (€ 11.992,37) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 59%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Matthew Prior auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Group of Family Portraits im Januar 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 156.000,00 (€ 119.549,39).
William Matthew Prior - Auction history
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