William Young Ottley
A Vision of the True Cross appearing to St Helen
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Price realised: 8.125 GBP
Description
William Young Ottley (Thatcham 1771-1836 London)
A Vision of the True Cross appearing to St Helen
signed 'W.Y. Ottley' (lower right) and annotated with numbers (lower left)
pencil and black chalk, the sheet extended along the lower edge, on paper
9½ x 6¾ in. (24.2 x 17.2 cm.)
A Vision of the True Cross appearing to St Helen
signed 'W.Y. Ottley' (lower right) and annotated with numbers (lower left)
pencil and black chalk, the sheet extended along the lower edge, on paper
9½ x 6¾ in. (24.2 x 17.2 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at six times the upper estimate price
The work A Vision of the True Cross appearing to St Helen by William Young Ottley was worth GBP 8,125.00 (€ 10,349.07) to a buyer in July 2012. This price was achieved in the auction Andrew Wyld: Connoisseur Dealer at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 1,200.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by William Young Ottley have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait of A Gentleman, Three-Quarter-Length, In A Cream Coat And Waistcoat With Gold Buttons And Trim, Leaning Against A Stone Plinth In A Landscape in November 2006 with an auction result of GBP 55,200.00 (€ 81,973.73).
Kunstwerk zum Sechsfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit A Vision of the True Cross appearing to St Helen von William Young Ottley war einem Käufer im Juli 2012 GBP 8.125,00 (€ 10.349,07) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Andrew Wyld: Connoisseur Dealer bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Young Ottley auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait of A Gentleman, Three-Quarter-Length, In A Cream Coat And Waistcoat With Gold Buttons And Trim, Leaning Against A Stone Plinth In A Landscape im November 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 55.200,00 (€ 81.973,73).
William Young Ottley - Auction history
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