Paul Revere
The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Reg't (Brigham Plate 14)
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 88.200 USD
Price realised: 88.200 USD
Description
Property from the Collection of Ambassador J. William Middendorf II
Paul Revere
1735 - 1818
The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Reg't (Brigham Plate 14)
Hand-colored engraving, 1770, the hands on the clock at upper left reading 10:20 (Brigham cites a variant with the time at 8:00), on laid paper watermarked with a crowned fleur-de-lis and 'LVC', framed
sheet approx. 280 by 245 mm 11 by 9 5/8 in
framed: 380 by 335 mm 15 by 13 1/8 in
Paul Revere
1735 - 1818
The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Reg't (Brigham Plate 14)
Hand-colored engraving, 1770, the hands on the clock at upper left reading 10:20 (Brigham cites a variant with the time at 8:00), on laid paper watermarked with a crowned fleur-de-lis and 'LVC', framed
sheet approx. 280 by 245 mm 11 by 9 5/8 in
framed: 380 by 335 mm 15 by 13 1/8 in
Upper estimate price exceeded by 47 %.
The work The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Reg't (Brigham Plate 14) by Paul Revere was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in January last year. It achieved a price of USD 88,200.00 (€ 78,665.72), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 47%. Admittedly, works by Paul Revere have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A View of Part of the Town of Boston in New-England and Brittish Ships of War: Landing Their Troops! 1768 (Brigham Plate 24) in January last year with an auction result of USD 721,800.00 (€ 643,774.53).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 47 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Reg't (Brigham Plate 14) von Paul Revere kam im Januar letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 88.200,00 (€ 78.665,72) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 47%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Paul Revere auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A View of Part of the Town of Boston in New-England and Brittish Ships of War: Landing Their Troops! 1768 (Brigham Plate 24) im Januar letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 721.800,00 (€ 643.774,53).
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