John Brandon Smith

Ogwellen, and near Capel Curig, North Wales

Found at Christies, London
THE SIR RALPH AND LADY HALPERN COLLECTION, Lot 46
24. FEB - 24. FEB 2005
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.800 GBP
John Brandon Smith (1848-1884)
Ogwellen, and near Capel Curig, North Wales
the former signed and dated 'J. B. Smith 1876' (lower left) and the latter signed and dated 'J. B. Smith 1870' (lower left)
oil on canvas
18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.5 cm.)

Auction result well in line with expectations

In February 2005 Christies in London held the auction THE SIR RALPH AND LADY HALPERN COLLECTION, which included the work Ogwellen, and near Capel Curig, North Wales by John Brandon Smith. The price achieved of GBP 4,800.00 (€ 6,960.61) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 4,000.00 – 6,000.00. Other works by John Brandon Smith have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in November 2000 the work A waterfall in a wooded river valley was auctioned for GBP 5,875.00 (€ 9,602.46).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Februar 2005 führte Christies in London die Auktion THE SIR RALPH AND LADY HALPERN COLLECTION durch, in der auch die Arbeit Ogwellen, and near Capel Curig, North Wales von John Brandon Smith zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 4.800,00 (€ 6.960,61) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von John Brandon Smith konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im November 2000 die Arbeit A waterfall in a wooded river valley für GBP 5.875,00 (€ 9.602,46) versteigert.

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