William Henry Davis
'Pincher'
Found at
Christies,
London
Property From Encombe, Dorset & La Chasse, Jersey, Lot 72
23. Jan - 23. Jan 2007
Property From Encombe, Dorset & La Chasse, Jersey, Lot 72
23. Jan - 23. Jan 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
WILLIAM HENRY DAVIS (FL.1803-1849)
'Pincher'
Signed and dated 'W Davis Pin* 1832' (lower right) and with inscription by the 2nd Earl of Eldon 'Pincher, a German Spaniel. By W. Davis./This Portrait of Pincher, a German Spaniel, painted by W. Davis in 1832, belonged to the late Lord Chancellor Eldon, at the time of/whose decease Janry 13th 1838 there was in the frame of this picture a memorandum in his own handwriting, referring to this and/to another picture, and consisting of the words 'Portraits of Pincher and Neptune, Dogs formerly belonging to a much-beloved Son.'/The Dogs had formerly belonged to his son the Honble William Henry John Scott who died in 1832, and latterly to Lord Chancellor/Eldon himself. Pincher died May 19th 1840, and was buried at Encombe in Dorset./Eldon. 1840.' (on the reverse)
Oil on canvas
17¼ x 21 in. (43.7 x 53.3 cm.)
'Pincher'
Signed and dated 'W Davis Pin* 1832' (lower right) and with inscription by the 2nd Earl of Eldon 'Pincher, a German Spaniel. By W. Davis./This Portrait of Pincher, a German Spaniel, painted by W. Davis in 1832, belonged to the late Lord Chancellor Eldon, at the time of/whose decease Janry 13th 1838 there was in the frame of this picture a memorandum in his own handwriting, referring to this and/to another picture, and consisting of the words 'Portraits of Pincher and Neptune, Dogs formerly belonging to a much-beloved Son.'/The Dogs had formerly belonged to his son the Honble William Henry John Scott who died in 1832, and latterly to Lord Chancellor/Eldon himself. Pincher died May 19th 1840, and was buried at Encombe in Dorset./Eldon. 1840.' (on the reverse)
Oil on canvas
17¼ x 21 in. (43.7 x 53.3 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In January 2007 Christies in London held the auction Property From Encombe, Dorset & La Chasse, Jersey, which included the work 'Pincher' by William Henry Davis. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 3,360.00 (€ 5,069.47) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by William Henry Davis achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Colonel Newport Charlett's Favourite Greyhounds, at Hanley Court, Worcestershire in December 2020 with an auction result of GBP 56,250.00 (€ 62,836.26).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Januar 2007 führte Christies in London die Auktion Property From Encombe, Dorset & La Chasse, Jersey durch, in der auch die Arbeit 'Pincher' von William Henry Davis zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 3.360,00 (€ 5.069,47) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von William Henry Davis erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Colonel Newport Charlett's Favourite Greyhounds, at Hanley Court, Worcestershire im Dezember 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 56.250,00 (€ 62.836,26).
William Henry Davis - Auction history
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