William Westall, A.R.A.

The entrance to the cave at Elephanta, Bombay

Found at Christies, London
Arts of India, Lot 45
24. Sep - 24. Sep 2003
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 GBP
Price realised: 1.315 GBP
William Westall, A.R.A. (1781-1850)
The entrance to the cave at Elephanta, Bombay
pencil and watercolour, unframed
8¼ x 11½ in. (21 x 29 cm.)

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work The entrance to the cave at Elephanta, Bombay by William Westall was sold in the Arts of India auction at Christies in London in September 2003. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 1,200.00 – 1,800.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 1,314.50 (€ 1,324.06) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William Westall - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Entrance of The Great Cave Temple of Elephanta, Near Bombay, which sold at auction in July 2006 for GBP 3,360.00 (€ 4,918.65).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit The entrance to the cave at Elephanta, Bombay von William Westall wurde im September 2003 in der Auktion Arts of India bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 1.200,00 – 1.800,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 1.314,50 (€ 1.324,06) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von William Westall mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Entrance of The Great Cave Temple of Elephanta, Near Bombay beobachtet, die im Juli 2006 für GBP 3.360,00 (€ 4.918,65) versteigert wurde.

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