William Simpson
Group of figures at the marriage of the Emperor of China, Peking
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 875 GBP
Price realised: 875 GBP
Description
William Simpson (1823-1899)
Group of figures at the marriage of the Emperor of China, Peking
signed and dated 'W m . Simpson. 1874' (lower right), and inscribed as titled (lower left)
watercolour and bodycolour heightened with gum arabic on paper
15 1/8 x 10 7/8in. (38.5 x 27.7cm.)
Group of figures at the marriage of the Emperor of China, Peking
signed and dated 'W m . Simpson. 1874' (lower right), and inscribed as titled (lower left)
watercolour and bodycolour heightened with gum arabic on paper
15 1/8 x 10 7/8in. (38.5 x 27.7cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Group of figures at the marriage of the Emperor of China, Peking by William Simpson was auctioned at Christies in London in April 2012, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 1,000.00 – 1,500.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 875.00 (€ 1,073.16). 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 verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Group of figures at the marriage of the Emperor of China, Peking von William Simpson im April 2012 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 1.000,00 – 1.500,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 875,00 (€ 1.073,16) den Besitzer. 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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