Betty Swanwick
The (Grain of) Mustard Seed
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.760 GBP
Price realised: 5.760 GBP
Description
Betty Swanwick (British, 1915-1989)
The (Grain of) Mustard Seed
signed and dated 'Betty Swanwick '81' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour
68.3 x 55.3 cm. (26 7/8 x 21 3/4 in.) (sheet); 62.7 x 44.7 cm. (24 5/8 x 17 5/8 in.) (image)
Painted in 1981
The Artist, from whom commissioned by the present owner | Private Collection, U.K.
The (Grain of) Mustard Seed
signed and dated 'Betty Swanwick '81' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour
68.3 x 55.3 cm. (26 7/8 x 21 3/4 in.) (sheet); 62.7 x 44.7 cm. (24 5/8 x 17 5/8 in.) (image)
Painted in 1981
The Artist, from whom commissioned by the present owner | Private Collection, U.K.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In September this year Bonhams in London held the auction Blazing a TrailModern British Women, which included the work The (Grain of) Mustard Seed by Betty Swanwick. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 5,760.00 (€ 5,760.00), 15% above the upper estimate. Other works by Betty Swanwick have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 6,875.00 (€ 8,992.23) in February 2008 for the work The Flight of the Doves.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im September diesen Jahres führte Bonhams in London die Auktion Blazing a TrailModern British Women durch, in der auch die Arbeit The (Grain of) Mustard Seed von Betty Swanwick zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 5.760,00 (€ 5.760,00) und damit 15% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Betty Swanwick haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 6.875,00 (€ 8.992,23) im Februar 2008 für die Arbeit The Flight of the Doves beobachtet.
Betty Swanwick - Auction history
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