John White Abbott
The chapel at Borrowdale, Cumberland
Estimate: 5.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Price realised: 6.875 GBP
Description
John White Abbott (1763-1851)
The chapel at Borrowdale, Cumberland
signed, inscribed and dated 'The Chapel in Borrowdale/JWA. July 13. 1791.' and numbered 'No. 67' (on the reverse of the mount)
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour on the artist's original mount
7½ x 9 3/8 in. (19.1 x 24.8 cm.)
The chapel at Borrowdale, Cumberland
signed, inscribed and dated 'The Chapel in Borrowdale/JWA. July 13. 1791.' and numbered 'No. 67' (on the reverse of the mount)
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour on the artist's original mount
7½ x 9 3/8 in. (19.1 x 24.8 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The chapel at Borrowdale, Cumberland by John White Abbott was sold in the British Art on Paper auction at Christies in London in December 2008. The price achieved of GBP 6,875.00 (€ 7,220.75) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 5,000.00 – 8,000.00. Admittedly, works by John White Abbott have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Ugbrooke, Devon in June 2006 with an auction result of GBP 38,400.00 (€ 55,564.16).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The chapel at Borrowdale, Cumberland von John White Abbott wurde im Dezember 2008 in der Auktion British Art on Paper bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 6.875,00 (€ 7.220,75) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 5.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John White Abbott auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Ugbrooke, Devon im Juni 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 38.400,00 (€ 55.564,16).
John White Abbott - Auction history
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