Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel
Nymans House, Sussex; two proposed facades, following the 1947 fire
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
Snowdon: A Life in Art and Objects, Lot 12
04.Sep - 24.Sep.2020
Snowdon: A Life in Art and Objects, Lot 12
04.Sep - 24.Sep.2020
Estimate: 1.200 - 1.800 GBP
Price realised: 1.375 GBP
Price realised: 1.375 GBP
Description
one signed 'Oliver Messel' (lower right); together with a 19th century print of Nymans
pencil and brown wash heightened with white, on paper
Each 12 x 17 in. (30.5 x 43.2 cm.) framed
pencil and brown wash heightened with white, on paper
Each 12 x 17 in. (30.5 x 43.2 cm.) framed
Auction result well in line with expectations
In September 2020 Christies in London held the auction Snowdon: A Life in Art and Objects, which included the work Nymans House, Sussex; two proposed facades, following the 1947 fire by Oliver Messel. The price achieved of GBP 1,375.00 (€ 1,516.16) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 1,200.00 – 1,800.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Oliver Messel achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait of Mrs William "Babe" Paley (1915-1978) in September 2020 with an auction result of GBP 23,750.00 (€ 26,188.24).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im September 2020 führte Christies in London die Auktion Snowdon: A Life in Art and Objects durch, in der auch die Arbeit Nymans House, Sussex; two proposed facades, following the 1947 fire von Oliver Messel zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 1.375,00 (€ 1.516,16) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 1.200,00 – 1.800,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Oliver Messel erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait of Mrs William "Babe" Paley (1915-1978) im September 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 23.750,00 (€ 26.188,24).
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