George Earl
Head of A Bull Mastiff
Found at
Christies,
New York
Property from the Estate of Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard, Lot 135
18. MAR - 18. MAR 2005
Property from the Estate of Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard, Lot 135
18. MAR - 18. MAR 2005
Estimate: 2.000 - 4.000 USD
Price realised: 7.200 USD
Price realised: 7.200 USD
Description
GEORGE EARL (British, 1824-1908)
Head of a bull mastiff
signed 'Geo Earl' (lower left)
oil on canvas
21 x 25 in. (53.3 x 63.5 cm.)
Head of a bull mastiff
signed 'Geo Earl' (lower left)
oil on canvas
21 x 25 in. (53.3 x 63.5 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 80 %.
This artwork by George Earl achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in March 2005. In the Property from the Estate of Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard auction, the work Head of A Bull Mastiff sold for USD 7,200.00 (€ 5,551.70) - well above the upper estimate of USD 4,000.00. Admittedly, works by George Earl have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Brocklesby Foxhounds, Scornful, Prudence, Rosebud and Poesy (from left to right) in November 2000 with an auction result of GBP 30,550.00 (€ 49,932.77).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 80 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von George Earl erzielte im März 2005 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Property from the Estate of Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard wurde die Arbeit Head of A Bull Mastiff für USD 7.200,00 (€ 5.551,70) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 4.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von George Earl auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Brocklesby Foxhounds, Scornful, Prudence, Rosebud and Poesy (from left to right) im November 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 30.550,00 (€ 49.932,77).
George Earl - Auction history
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