John James Audubon
Mountain Quail
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two, Lot 121
26. May - 26. May 2022
The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two, Lot 121
26. May - 26. May 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Mountain Quail
John James Audubon, 1838
AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851), after. – HAVELL, Robert (1793-1878).
Plumed Partridge. Thick-legged Partridge (Plate CCCCXXIII)
Perdix Plumifera. Perdix Neoxenus
The birds are depicted, on the left a male and female pair of Mountain Quail, and on the right a young Crested Bobwhite. These were painted from specimens, most likely in January 1838 or shortly thereafter while Audubon was in London. Low, p. 221.
Engraving with hand-coloring, etching, and aquatint, dated 1838, on watermarked J Whatman paper dated 1838, with margins. Plate size 324 x 545 mm (638 x 949 mm sheet). (Some stray spots, mild sunning/toning.) Matted and framed.
John James Audubon, 1838
AUDUBON, John James (1785-1851), after. – HAVELL, Robert (1793-1878).
Plumed Partridge. Thick-legged Partridge (Plate CCCCXXIII)
Perdix Plumifera. Perdix Neoxenus
The birds are depicted, on the left a male and female pair of Mountain Quail, and on the right a young Crested Bobwhite. These were painted from specimens, most likely in January 1838 or shortly thereafter while Audubon was in London. Low, p. 221.
Engraving with hand-coloring, etching, and aquatint, dated 1838, on watermarked J Whatman paper dated 1838, with margins. Plate size 324 x 545 mm (638 x 949 mm sheet). (Some stray spots, mild sunning/toning.) Matted and framed.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 44%
In May this year Christies in New York held the auction The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two, which included the work Mountain Quail by John James Audubon. The »bidding war« ended at USD 5,040 (€ 4,697), 44% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John James Audubon achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work in June 2018 with an auction result of USD 9,650,000 (€ 8,264,109).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 44% übertroffen
Im Mai diesen Jahres führte Christies in New York die Auktion The Private Collection of William S. Reese: Part Two durch, in der auch die Arbeit Mountain Quail von John James Audubon zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 5.040 (€ 4.697) und damit 44% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John James Audubon erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit im Juni 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 9.650.000 (€ 8.264.109).
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