Charles Robertson
A Carpet Seller, Cairo
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Important Works from the Najd Collection, Lot 32
22. Oct - 22. Oct 2019
Important Works from the Najd Collection, Lot 32
22. Oct - 22. Oct 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
CHARLES ROBERTSON
British
1844 - 1891
A CARPET SELLER, CAIRO
signed Robertson RWS lower right
watercolour and gouache over pencil on paper
79 by 135cm., 31 by 53in.
The Fine Art Society Ltd., London | Mathaf Gallery, London (by 1983; purchased from the above) | Purchased from the above
British
1844 - 1891
A CARPET SELLER, CAIRO
signed Robertson RWS lower right
watercolour and gouache over pencil on paper
79 by 135cm., 31 by 53in.
The Fine Art Society Ltd., London | Mathaf Gallery, London (by 1983; purchased from the above) | Purchased from the above
A top price for Charles Robertson
When the work A Carpet Seller, Cairo by Charles Robertson was auctioned at Sothebys in London in October 2019, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 200,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 663,000.00 (€ 769,032.45). This high result makes A Carpet Seller, Cairo the most expensive artwork by Charles Robertson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Charles Robertson
Als die Arbeit A Carpet Seller, Cairo von Charles Robertson im Oktober 2019 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 200.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 663.000,00 (€ 769.032,45) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A Carpet Seller, Cairo zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Charles Robertson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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