Herbert George Ponting
On The Penguinery, Cape Royds (26 November 1911)
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 875 GBP
Price realised: 875 GBP
Description
Herbert George Ponting (1871-1935)
On the penguinery, Cape Royds (26 November 1911)
signed ‘H. G. Ponting.’ (lower left), the artist’s stamps ‘HERBERT G. PONTING, F.R.G.S. / Copyright’ and ‘PHOTOGRAPH BY HERBERT G. PONTING, F.R.G.S. / BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. 1910.’, and remains of title in pencil on the reverse
carbon print
12.3/4 x 18in. (32.4 x 45.7cm.)
On the penguinery, Cape Royds (26 November 1911)
signed ‘H. G. Ponting.’ (lower left), the artist’s stamps ‘HERBERT G. PONTING, F.R.G.S. / Copyright’ and ‘PHOTOGRAPH BY HERBERT G. PONTING, F.R.G.S. / BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. 1910.’, and remains of title in pencil on the reverse
carbon print
12.3/4 x 18in. (32.4 x 45.7cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work On The Penguinery, Cape Royds (26 November 1911) by Herbert George Ponting was sold in the Travel, Science & Natural History auction at Christies in London in April 2014. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 800.00 – 1,200.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 875.00 (€ 1,065.08) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Herbert George Ponting achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13: Ponting's three master albums of contact prints in September 2010 with an auction result of GBP 169,250.00 (€ 195,755.59).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit On The Penguinery, Cape Royds (26 November 1911) von Herbert George Ponting wurde im April 2014 in der Auktion Travel, Science & Natural History bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 800,00 – 1.200,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 875,00 (€ 1.065,08) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Herbert George Ponting erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13: Ponting's three master albums of contact prints im September 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 169.250,00 (€ 195.755,59).
Herbert George Ponting - Auction history
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