William Purser
Constantinople, showing the Topkapi and the Suleimaniye with the Sultan's Barge in the foreground
Found at
Christies,
London
19th Century European Art including Orientalist Art, Lot 68
12. Jun - 12. Jun 2012
19th Century European Art including Orientalist Art, Lot 68
12. Jun - 12. Jun 2012
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.625 GBP
Price realised: 10.625 GBP
Description
William Purser (British, 1789-1852)
Constantinople, showing the Topkapi and the Suleimaniye with the Sultan's Barge in the foreground
signed 'W. Purser.' (lower left)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper
12 x 18 in. (30.4 x 45.7 cm.)
Constantinople, showing the Topkapi and the Suleimaniye with the Sultan's Barge in the foreground
signed 'W. Purser.' (lower left)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper
12 x 18 in. (30.4 x 45.7 cm.)
A top price for William Purser - as previously expected
In June 2012 Christies in London held the auction 19th Century European Art including Orientalist Art, which included the work Constantinople, showing the Topkapi and the Suleimaniye with the Sultan's Barge in the foreground by William Purser. The price achieved of GBP 10,625.00 (€ 13,156.28) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 8,000.00 – 12,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Constantinople, showing the Topkapi and the Suleimaniye with the Sultan's Barge in the foreground is the most expensive artwork by William Purser that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Im Juni 2012 führte Christies in London die Auktion 19th Century European Art including Orientalist Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Constantinople, showing the Topkapi and the Suleimaniye with the Sultan's Barge in the foreground von William Purser zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 10.625,00 (€ 13.156,28) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 8.000,00 – 12.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Constantinople, showing the Topkapi and the Suleimaniye with the Sultan's Barge in the foreground das teuerste Kunstwerk von William Purser, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
William Purser - Auction history
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