William Stephen Coleman
The young butterfly catcher
Found at
Christies,
London
Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 155
16. Mar - 16. Mar 2011
Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 155
16. Mar - 16. Mar 2011
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.000 GBP
Description
William Stephen Coleman (1829-1904)
The young butterfly catcher
signed 'W.S Coleman ' (lower left)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour
20¾ x 12¼ in. (52.7 x 31 cm.)
The young butterfly catcher
signed 'W.S Coleman ' (lower left)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour
20¾ x 12¼ in. (52.7 x 31 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 71 %.
The work The young butterfly catcher by William Stephen Coleman was sold in the Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings & Watercolours auction at Christies in London in March 2011. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 6,000.00 (€ 6,788.97), 71% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William Stephen Coleman - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Picking spring blossoms, which sold at auction in October 2000 for USD 22,325.00 (€ 26,308.04).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 71 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The young butterfly catcher von William Stephen Coleman wurde im März 2011 in der Auktion Victorian & British Impressionist Pictures Including Drawings & Watercolours bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 6.000,00 (€ 6.788,97) und damit 71% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von William Stephen Coleman mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Picking spring blossoms beobachtet, die im Oktober 2000 für USD 22.325,00 (€ 26.308,04) versteigert wurde.
William Stephen Coleman - Auction history
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