William Matthew Prior
Portrait of a Young Woman
Found at
Christies,
New York
American Furniture and Decorative Arts including English and Dutch Delft, Lot 290
23. Jan - 23. Jan 2009
American Furniture and Decorative Arts including English and Dutch Delft, Lot 290
23. Jan - 23. Jan 2009
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 3.250 USD
Price realised: 3.250 USD
Description
William Matthew Prior (1806-1873), circa 1840
Portrait of a Young Woman
signed on verso By W.M. Prior
oil on board
13½ x 9 5/8 in.
Portrait of a Young Woman
signed on verso By W.M. Prior
oil on board
13½ x 9 5/8 in.
Auction result misses estimated price range
In January 2009 a collector was able to acquire the work Portrait of a Young Woman by William Matthew Prior for USD 3,250.00 (€ 2,538.27). This price was achieved in the auction American Furniture and Decorative Arts including English and Dutch Delft at Christies in New York and was even below the estimate range of USD 4,000.00 – 6,000.00 set by the auction house. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by William Matthew Prior achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work A Group of Family Portraits in January 2005 with an auction result of USD 156,000.00 (€ 119,549.39).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im Januar 2009 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Portrait of a Young Woman von William Matthew Prior für USD 3.250,00 (€ 2.538,27) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion American Furniture and Decorative Arts including English and Dutch Delft bei Christies in New York erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von USD 4.000,00 – 6.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von William Matthew Prior erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte 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
