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- Breaking Cover
Basil Nightingale
Breaking Cover
Found at
Christies,
London
Sporting and Wildlife Art, Lot 44
5. Jun - 5. Jun 2013
Sporting and Wildlife Art, Lot 44
5. Jun - 5. Jun 2013
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Basil Nightingale (1864-1940)
Breaking cover
signed and dated 'Basil Nightingale/1928' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 40 in. (76.3 x 101.6 cm.)
Breaking cover
signed and dated 'Basil Nightingale/1928' (lower right)
oil on canvas
30 x 40 in. (76.3 x 101.6 cm.)
A top price for Basil Nightingale
The work Breaking Cover by Basil Nightingale was worth GBP 17,500.00 (€ 20,425.63) to a buyer in June 2013. This price was achieved in the auction Sporting and Wildlife Art at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 4,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Breaking Cover the most expensive artwork by Basil Nightingale that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Basil Nightingale
Die Arbeit Breaking Cover von Basil Nightingale war einem Käufer im Juni 2013 GBP 17.500,00 (€ 20.425,63) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Sporting and Wildlife Art bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 4.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Breaking Cover zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Basil Nightingale, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.