Edward Francis Burney
Study for the 'Attack on Copenhagen'
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 361
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2011
Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, Lot 361
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2011
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Description
Edward Francis Burney (Worcester 1760-1848 London)
Study for the 'Attack on Copenhagen'
red chalk, pen and brown ink and grey wash on paper, unframed
10¼ x 17½ in. (26 x 44.5 cm.)
Study for the 'Attack on Copenhagen'
red chalk, pen and brown ink and grey wash on paper, unframed
10¼ x 17½ in. (26 x 44.5 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
The work Study for the 'Attack on Copenhagen' by Edward Francis Burney was worth GBP 7,500.00 (€ 8,982.31) to a buyer in December 2011. This price was achieved in the auction Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Edward Francis Burney - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Marriage of Peleus And Thetis On Mount Pelion, which sold at auction in June 2007 for GBP 14,400.00 (€ 21,368.88).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Study for the 'Attack on Copenhagen' von Edward Francis Burney war einem Käufer im Dezember 2011 GBP 7.500,00 (€ 8.982,31) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Edward Francis Burney mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Marriage of Peleus And Thetis On Mount Pelion beobachtet, die im Juni 2007 für GBP 14.400,00 (€ 21.368,88) versteigert wurde.
Edward Francis Burney - Auction history
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