William Baxter Collier Fyfe
The faggot gatherers
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Description
William Baxter Collier Fyfe (1836-1882)
The faggot gatherers
signed and dated 'W m Fyfe 68' (lower right)
oil on canvas
48 x 33½ in. (122 x 85 cm.)
The faggot gatherers
signed and dated 'W m Fyfe 68' (lower right)
oil on canvas
48 x 33½ in. (122 x 85 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
In August 2008 Christies in London held the auction Christie's Interiors, which included the work The faggot gatherers by William Baxter Collier Fyfe. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,750.00 (€ 3,410.08), 38% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by William Baxter Collier Fyfe 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 raid of Ruthven, an incident in the life of James VI of Scotland 'On the 23rd of August, 1852, the Earl of Gowrie invited the King to his castle of Ruthven, under the pretext of hunting. He was joined by the Earl of Mar, Lord Lindsay, the Tutor in October 2005 with an auction result of GBP 18,000.00
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Im August 2008 führte Christies in London die Auktion Christie's Interiors durch, in der auch die Arbeit The faggot gatherers von William Baxter Collier Fyfe zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.750,00 (€ 3.410,08) und damit 38% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Baxter Collier Fyfe auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The raid of Ruthven, an incident in the life of James VI of Scotland 'On the 23rd of August, 1852, the Earl of Gowrie invited the King to his castle of Ruthven, under the pretext of hunting. He was joined by the Earl of Mar, Lord Lindsay, the Tutor im Oktober 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 18.000,00 (€ 26.544,56).
William Baxter Collier Fyfe - Auction history
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