William Matthew Prior
Portrait Of The Sweetser Children
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts, Lot 248
24. Jan - 24. Jan 2014
Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts, Lot 248
24. Jan - 24. Jan 2014
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
William Matthew Prior (1806-1873)
Portrait of the Sweetser Children
dated and inscribed June 1853 W M Prior on the reverse
oil on canvas
27½ x 37 in.
Portrait of the Sweetser Children
dated and inscribed June 1853 W M Prior on the reverse
oil on canvas
27½ x 37 in.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Portrait Of The Sweetser Children by William Matthew Prior was sold in the Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts auction at Christies in New York in January 2014. The price achieved of USD 68,750.00 (€ 50,925.93) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 60,000.00 – 90,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William Matthew Prior - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A Group of Family Portraits, which sold at auction in January 2005 for USD 156,000.00 (€ 119,549.39).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Portrait Of The Sweetser Children von William Matthew Prior wurde im Januar 2014 in der Auktion Important American Furniture, Folk Art & Decorative Arts bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 68.750,00 (€ 50.925,93) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 60.000,00 – 90.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von William Matthew Prior mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A Group of Family Portraits beobachtet, die im Januar 2005 für USD 156.000,00 (€ 119.549,39) versteigert wurde.
William Matthew Prior - Auction history
