William Simpson
Dahad Ziaret. -- Tomb of Shaik Raheem Dad, -- Plain of Ishpan, near Gundamuck, Afghanistan, 17th April 1879
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.500 GBP
Description
William Simpson (1923-1899)
Dahad Ziaret. -- Tomb of Shaik Raheem Dad, -- Plain of Ishpan, near Gundamuck, Afghanistan, 17th April 1879
signed, inscribed and dated 'Dahad Ziaret, -- Tomb of Shaik Raheem Dad, -- Plain of Ishpan, near Gundamuck, Afghanistan, 17th April, 1879. Wm Simpson, 1881.' (along the lower edge)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper
9½ x 15in. (24.2 x 38.2cm.)
Dahad Ziaret. -- Tomb of Shaik Raheem Dad, -- Plain of Ishpan, near Gundamuck, Afghanistan, 17th April 1879
signed, inscribed and dated 'Dahad Ziaret, -- Tomb of Shaik Raheem Dad, -- Plain of Ishpan, near Gundamuck, Afghanistan, 17th April, 1879. Wm Simpson, 1881.' (along the lower edge)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper
9½ x 15in. (24.2 x 38.2cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Dahad Ziaret. -- Tomb of Shaik Raheem Dad, -- Plain of Ishpan, near Gundamuck, Afghanistan, 17th April 1879 by William Simpson was sold in the Exploration and Travel auction at Christies in London in September 2007. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 3,500.00 (€ 5,018.74) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by William Simpson achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives in March last year with an auction result of GBP 94,500.00 (€ 112,040.39).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Dahad Ziaret. -- Tomb of Shaik Raheem Dad, -- Plain of Ishpan, near Gundamuck, Afghanistan, 17th April 1879 von William Simpson wurde im September 2007 in der Auktion Exploration and Travel bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 3.500,00 (€ 5.018,74) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von William Simpson erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives im März letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 94.500,00 (€ 112.040,39).
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