John Eyre, R.B.A., R.I.,

The Great Hall for the Royal Hospital at Chelsea

Found at Christies, London
The Sunday Sale - Property from the Collection of the Late J.S.Goddard, removed from Camp Hill, Baldwin Estate, Staffordshire, Lot 140
20. Jan - 20. Jan 2008
Estimate: 500 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.188 GBP
JOHN EYRE, R.B.A., R.I., (BRITISH, 1850-1927)
The Great Hall for the Royal Hospital at Chelsea
signed and dated 'J.Eyre 1908' (lower right) and further signed and inscribed 'The Great Hall for the Royal Hospital at Chelsea/for... John Eyre R.B.A.' (to a label on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour
18½ x 29½ in. (47 x 75 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 48 %.

The work The Great Hall for the Royal Hospital at Chelsea by John Eyre was auctioned at Christies in London in January 2008. It achieved a price of GBP 1,187.50 (€ 1,591.89), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 48%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Eyre - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Great Hall, Royal Hospital, Chelsea, which sold at auction in July 2007 for GBP 2,400.00 (€ 3,564.55).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 48 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit The Great Hall for the Royal Hospital at Chelsea von John Eyre kam im Januar 2008 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.187,50 (€ 1.591,89) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 48%. Für andere Arbeiten von John Eyre mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Great Hall, Royal Hospital, Chelsea beobachtet, die im Juli 2007 für GBP 2.400,00 (€ 3.564,55) versteigert wurde.

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