Sir William Beechey, R.A.

Double portrait of Misses Emily and Marie Ashworth, full-length, playing with a lamb in a landscape, a waterfall beyond

Found at Christies, London
Lyons Demesne Works of Art from The Collection ofThe Late Dr. Tony Ryan, Lot 79
14. Jul - 14. Jul 2011
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 55.250 GBP
Sir William Beechey, R.A. (Burford, Oxon 1753-1839 London)
Double portrait of Misses Emily and Marie Ashworth, full-length, playing with a lamb in a landscape, a waterfall beyond
oil on canvas
66 x 46 in. (167.5 x 116.8 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 84 %.

This artwork by William Beechey achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in July 2011. In the Lyons Demesne Works of Art from The Collection ofThe Late Dr. Tony Ryan auction, the work Double portrait of Misses Emily and Marie Ashworth, full-length, playing with a lamb in a landscape, a waterfall beyond sold for GBP 55,250.00 (€ 63,407.64) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 30,000.00. Admittedly, works by William Beechey 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 Dashwood Children in January 2014 with an auction result of USD 821,000.00 (€ 608,148.15).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 84 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von William Beechey erzielte im Juli 2011 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Lyons Demesne Works of Art from The Collection ofThe Late Dr. Tony Ryan wurde die Arbeit Double portrait of Misses Emily and Marie Ashworth, full-length, playing with a lamb in a landscape, a waterfall beyond für GBP 55.250,00 (€ 63.407,64) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Beechey auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Dashwood Children im Januar 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 821.000,00 (€ 608.148,15).

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