George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier, R.W.S.
'Two Thrones'
Found at
Christies,
London
British Art on Paper, Lot 38
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2000
British Art on Paper, Lot 38
28. Nov - 28. Nov 2000
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier, R.W.S. (1834-1896)
'Two Thrones'
signed 'Du Maurier' (lower right) and inscribed 'Oh, beauty, peerless as thou art,/And wide thy range and keen thy dart, And meek the captives of thy bow, Inconstant beats the manly heart The present Bard's extremely so! His wisdom, strength, and valour meet, (the Bard amongst them!) at thy feet, To kneel in homage, as of old; Yet turn a rival queen to greet Whose crown is of a rarer gold. Preen as thou will thy feathers fine, A gift is hers, by grace, divine, Even more potent to enthral, Oh bird of paradise, than thine The hearts and soul of one and all! Ah! what avail thy tawny crest, The silver shimmer of the breast, The glitter of thy gilded wing, If, yielding to the Bard's behest, The nightingale vouchsafe to sing!' (on an old label attached to the backboard) and with an accompanying key and list
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic and with scratching out
14 x 20 in. (35.6 x 50.8 cm.)
'Two Thrones'
signed 'Du Maurier' (lower right) and inscribed 'Oh, beauty, peerless as thou art,/And wide thy range and keen thy dart, And meek the captives of thy bow, Inconstant beats the manly heart The present Bard's extremely so! His wisdom, strength, and valour meet, (the Bard amongst them!) at thy feet, To kneel in homage, as of old; Yet turn a rival queen to greet Whose crown is of a rarer gold. Preen as thou will thy feathers fine, A gift is hers, by grace, divine, Even more potent to enthral, Oh bird of paradise, than thine The hearts and soul of one and all! Ah! what avail thy tawny crest, The silver shimmer of the breast, The glitter of thy gilded wing, If, yielding to the Bard's behest, The nightingale vouchsafe to sing!' (on an old label attached to the backboard) and with an accompanying key and list
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic and with scratching out
14 x 20 in. (35.6 x 50.8 cm.)
A top price for George du Maurier - as previously expected
The work 'Two Thrones' by George du Maurier was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2000. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 8,000.00 – 12,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 8,812.50 (€ 14,403.68) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, 'Two Thrones' is the most expensive artwork by George du Maurier that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit 'Two Thrones' von George du Maurier kam im November 2000 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 8.000,00 – 12.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 8.812,50 (€ 14.403,68) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist 'Two Thrones' das teuerste Kunstwerk von George du Maurier, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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