Robert John Thornton
The Snow Drop, from The Temple of Flora
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Prints And Decoys, Lot 266
17. Jan - 18. Jan 2008
Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Prints And Decoys, Lot 266
17. Jan - 18. Jan 2008
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Price realised: 1.875 USD
Price realised: 1.875 USD
Description
ROBERT JOHN THORNTON
The Snow Drop, from The Temple of Flora
engraving with mezzotint, aquatint and hand-coloring, 1804, on wove paper, minor surface soiling, occasional scuffing, mat and time staining, soiling and stains in the margins, several short tears and paper loss in places along the right sheet edge, otherwise in good condition, framed
P. 19 x 13¼ in. (483 x 337 mm.)
S. 22 3/8 x 18 in. (568 x 457 mm.)
The Snow Drop, from The Temple of Flora
engraving with mezzotint, aquatint and hand-coloring, 1804, on wove paper, minor surface soiling, occasional scuffing, mat and time staining, soiling and stains in the margins, several short tears and paper loss in places along the right sheet edge, otherwise in good condition, framed
P. 19 x 13¼ in. (483 x 337 mm.)
S. 22 3/8 x 18 in. (568 x 457 mm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work The Snow Drop, from The Temple of Flora by Robert John Thornton was sold in the Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Prints And Decoys auction at Christies in New York in January 2008. It achieved a price of USD 1,875.00 (€ 1,263.39), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. Admittedly, works by Robert John Thornton have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Temple of Flora: six plates in January 2011 with an auction result of USD 16,250.00 (€ 11,848.34).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Snow Drop, from The Temple of Flora von Robert John Thornton wurde im Januar 2008 in der Auktion Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Prints And Decoys bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 1.875,00 (€ 1.263,39) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Robert John Thornton auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Temple of Flora: six plates im Januar 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 16.250,00 (€ 11.848,34).
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