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- Lunga from Iona
William Mervyn Glass RSA PSSA
Lunga from Iona
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 1.792 GBP
Price realised: 1.792 GBP
Description
Property from the estate of an important private collection
William Mervyn Glass RSA PSSA (British, 1885-1965)
Lunga from Iona
signed with initials (lower right), dated '11 Sept 1942' and further inscribed and signed 'IONA LIST N o 12 - 42/LUNGA/W.M. GLASS' (verso)
oil on board
37 x 45cm (14 9/16 x 17 11/16in).
With Charing Cross Gallery, Glasgow.
William Mervyn Glass RSA PSSA (British, 1885-1965)
Lunga from Iona
signed with initials (lower right), dated '11 Sept 1942' and further inscribed and signed 'IONA LIST N o 12 - 42/LUNGA/W.M. GLASS' (verso)
oil on board
37 x 45cm (14 9/16 x 17 11/16in).
With Charing Cross Gallery, Glasgow.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 49 %.
The work Lunga from Iona by William Mervyn Glass was auctioned at Bonhams in Paris in October this year. It achieved a price of GBP 1,792.00 (€ 2,057.71), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 49%. Admittedly, works by William Mervyn Glass have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Monk Rocks, Iona in April 2007 with an auction result of GBP 10,200.00 (€ 14,934.11).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 49 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Lunga from Iona von William Mervyn Glass kam im Oktober diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in Paris zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.792,00 (€ 2.057,71) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 49%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Mervyn Glass auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Monk Rocks, Iona im April 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 10.200,00 (€ 14.934,11).