Samuel Howitt

Unknown

Found at Christies, London
The Sporting Sale, Lot 182
1. Sep - 1. Sep 2008

Estimate: 500 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 500 GBP

Description

SAMUEL HOWITT
The British Sportsman. London: Edward Orme, 1812. Oblong 4° (236 x 327mm), additional etched title and 71 plates by and after Howitt (some spotting throughout, mostly marginal, strong at beginning and end, light marginal browning), contemporary boards, paper lettering-piece (rubbed, a few stains on front cover, corners bumped).
Second edition of "another interesting series of sporting etchings covering the whole range of British field sports". Schwerdt I, p. 252 and IV, p. 48.

Sold at the lower estimate price

In September 2008 Christies in London held the auction The Sporting Sale, which included the work Unknown by Samuel Howitt. The result of GBP 500.00 (€ 632.20) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 500.00 – 800.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Samuel Howitt achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work A pair of tigers in September 2000 with an auction result of GBP 11,162.50 (€ 18,678.27).

Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis

Im September 2008 führte Christies in London die Auktion The Sporting Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Unknown von Samuel Howitt zur Versteigerung kam. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von GBP 500,00 (€ 632,20) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 500,00 – 800,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Samuel Howitt erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit A pair of tigers im September 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 11.162,50 (€ 18.678,27).