Erskine Nicol, R.S.A., A.R.A.
A Whist Party
Found at
Christies,
London
The Collection of the late Lord and Lady Swaythling, Lot 1090
27. May - 27. May 2022
The Collection of the late Lord and Lady Swaythling, Lot 1090
27. May - 27. May 2022
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 882 GBP
Price realised: 882 GBP
Description
ERSKINE NICOL, R.S.A., A.R.A. (1825-1904)
A Whist Party
signed and dated 'Nicol 1854' (lower left); further signed and inscribed "The whist party" (Finished Sketch)/ painted for John Parker Esquire/ Liverpool/ June 1854/ No varnish to be put on this picture for/ three or four years - only to be rubbed with a/ silk handkerchief/ Erskine Nicol/ Edinr.' (on a label attached to the reverse), and further signed and indistinctly inscribed 'No. 3 A whist party (finished sketch/ for a picture)/ Erskine Nicol/ 15 Fettes/ Edinburgh/ 1854 No varnish to be put on this picture for/ three or four years - only to be rubbed with a/ silk handkerchief/ EN.' (on a label attached to the reverse of the backboard)
oil on panel
10 1⁄4 x 14 3⁄8 in. (26 x 36.5 cm.)
A Whist Party
signed and dated 'Nicol 1854' (lower left); further signed and inscribed "The whist party" (Finished Sketch)/ painted for John Parker Esquire/ Liverpool/ June 1854/ No varnish to be put on this picture for/ three or four years - only to be rubbed with a/ silk handkerchief/ Erskine Nicol/ Edinr.' (on a label attached to the reverse), and further signed and indistinctly inscribed 'No. 3 A whist party (finished sketch/ for a picture)/ Erskine Nicol/ 15 Fettes/ Edinburgh/ 1854 No varnish to be put on this picture for/ three or four years - only to be rubbed with a/ silk handkerchief/ EN.' (on a label attached to the reverse of the backboard)
oil on panel
10 1⁄4 x 14 3⁄8 in. (26 x 36.5 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work A Whist Party by Erskine Nicol was auctioned at Christies in London in May last year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 1,500.00 – 2,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 882.00 (€ 1,037.59). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Erskine Nicol achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Salmon Fishing in May 2007 with an auction result of GBP 48,000.00 (€ 70,635.25).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit A Whist Party von Erskine Nicol im Mai letzten Jahres bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 1.500,00 – 2.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 882,00 (€ 1.037,59) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Erskine Nicol erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Salmon Fishing im Mai 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 48.000,00 (€ 70.635,25).
Erskine Nicol - Auction history
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