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- Watering At Dusk
Henry Earp, Sen.
Watering At Dusk
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours, Lot 1267
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2006
British and Continental Watercolours, Lot 1267
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2006
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Henry Earp, Sen. (1831-1914)
Watering at dusk
signed and dated 'H Earp Sen/77' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white
20 x 29 in. (50.7 x 73.6 cm.)
Watering at dusk
signed and dated 'H Earp Sen/77' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white
20 x 29 in. (50.7 x 73.6 cm.)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In November 2006 Christies in London held the auction British and Continental Watercolours, which included the work Watering At Dusk by Henry Earp. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 720.00 (€ 1,069.22), 20% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Henry Earp - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Sheffield Park, Sussex; and Barcombe, Sussex, which sold at auction in March 2002 for GBP 1,880.00 (€ 3,073.31).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im November 2006 führte Christies in London die Auktion British and Continental Watercolours durch, in der auch die Arbeit Watering At Dusk von Henry Earp zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 720,00 (€ 1.069,22) und damit 20% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Henry Earp mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Sheffield Park, Sussex; and Barcombe, Sussex beobachtet, die im März 2002 für GBP 1.880,00 (€ 3.073,31) versteigert wurde.