William Simpson
The funeral procession of Lord Raglan, 1855
Found at
Christies,
London
The Raglan Collection: Wellington, Waterloo and The Crimea And Works of Art from the Collection of the Marquesses of Londonderry, Lot 128
22. May - 23. May 2014
The Raglan Collection: Wellington, Waterloo and The Crimea And Works of Art from the Collection of the Marquesses of Londonderry, Lot 128
22. May - 23. May 2014
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.000 GBP
Description
William Simpson (1823-1899)
The funeral procession of Lord Raglan, 1855
signed and dated 'W m Simpson/3 rd July/1855' (lower right)
pencil, watercolour heightened with bodycolour on buff paper
9¾ x 19½ in. (24.8 x 49.5 cm.)
The funeral procession of Lord Raglan, 1855
signed and dated 'W m Simpson/3 rd July/1855' (lower right)
pencil, watercolour heightened with bodycolour on buff paper
9¾ x 19½ in. (24.8 x 49.5 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work The funeral procession of Lord Raglan, 1855 by William Simpson was worth GBP 15,000.00 (€ 18,435.48) to a buyer in May 2014. This price was achieved in the auction The Raglan Collection: Wellington, Waterloo and The Crimea And Works of Art from the Collection of the Marquesses of Londonderry at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by William Simpson have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved 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).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit The funeral procession of Lord Raglan, 1855 von William Simpson war einem Käufer im Mai 2014 GBP 15.000,00 (€ 18.435,48) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Raglan Collection: Wellington, Waterloo and The Crimea And Works of Art from the Collection of the Marquesses of Londonderry bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Simpson auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen 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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