William Purser
Shipping by the harbour wall at low tide
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, Lot 171
15. Mar - 15. Mar 2001
British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, Lot 171
15. Mar - 15. Mar 2001
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 940 GBP
Price realised: 940 GBP
Description
William Purser (c. 1790-c.1852)
Shipping by the harbour wall at low tide
signed 'W. Purser' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
6¾ x 4¾in. (17.2 x 12cm.)
Shipping by the harbour wall at low tide
signed 'W. Purser' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
6¾ x 4¾in. (17.2 x 12cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 57 %.
The work Shipping by the harbour wall at low tide by William Purser was auctioned at Christies in London in March 2001. It achieved a price of GBP 940.00 (€ 1,516.78), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 57%. Admittedly, works by William Purser have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Constantinople, showing the Topkapi and the Suleimaniye with the Sultan's Barge in the foreground in June 2012 with an auction result of GBP 10,625.00 (€ 13,156.28).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 57 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Shipping by the harbour wall at low tide von William Purser kam im März 2001 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 940,00 (€ 1.516,78) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 57%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Purser auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Constantinople, showing the Topkapi and the Suleimaniye with the Sultan's Barge in the foreground im Juni 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 10.625,00 (€ 13.156,28).
William Purser - Auction history
Other artists in this auction
