Robert John Thornton
The Night-Blooming Cereus, from The Temple of Flora
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Prints And Decoys, Lot 263
17. Jan - 18. Jan 2008
Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Prints And Decoys, Lot 263
17. Jan - 18. Jan 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
ROBERT JOHN THORNTON
The Night-Blooming Cereus, from The Temple of Flora
engraving with mezzotint, aquatint and hand-coloring, 1800, on H Smith, with margins (trimmed unevenly on two sides), minor surface soiling, occasional minor scuffs, mat and time staining, a few foxmarks on the reverse, otherwise in good condition, framed
P. 19 1/8 x 14¼ in. (486 x 362 mm.)
S. 22½ x 18¼ in. (572 x 464 mm.)
The Night-Blooming Cereus, from The Temple of Flora
engraving with mezzotint, aquatint and hand-coloring, 1800, on H Smith, with margins (trimmed unevenly on two sides), minor surface soiling, occasional minor scuffs, mat and time staining, a few foxmarks on the reverse, otherwise in good condition, framed
P. 19 1/8 x 14¼ in. (486 x 362 mm.)
S. 22½ x 18¼ in. (572 x 464 mm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Night-Blooming Cereus, from The Temple of Flora by Robert John Thornton was auctioned at Christies in New York in January 2008. The price achieved of USD 6,250.00 (€ 4,211.31) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Robert John Thornton - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Temple of Flora: six plates, which sold at auction in January 2011 for USD 16,250.00 (€ 11,848.34).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Night-Blooming Cereus, from The Temple of Flora von Robert John Thornton kam im Januar 2008 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 6.250,00 (€ 4.211,31) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Robert John Thornton mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Temple of Flora: six plates beobachtet, die im Januar 2011 für USD 16.250,00 (€ 11.848,34) versteigert wurde.
Robert John Thornton - Auction history
Other artists in this auction
