William Purser
The Gulf of Salamis, Greece
Found at
Christies,
London
Travel, Science and Natural History, Lot 298
25. Apr - 25. Apr 2012
Travel, Science and Natural History, Lot 298
25. Apr - 25. Apr 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
William Purser (1789-1852)
The Gulf of Salamis, Greece
signed 'W.Purser' (lower right), and inscribed 'The Gulf of Salamis. W.Purser.a.mf.-' on the reverse
pencil and watercolour on paper heightened with gum arabic on paper
8 x 11¾in. (20.3 x 29.8cm.)
with two bound green morocco volumes of The Works of Lord Byron with Notes and Illustrations, Vol I and II (3)
The Gulf of Salamis, Greece
signed 'W.Purser' (lower right), and inscribed 'The Gulf of Salamis. W.Purser.a.mf.-' on the reverse
pencil and watercolour on paper heightened with gum arabic on paper
8 x 11¾in. (20.3 x 29.8cm.)
with two bound green morocco volumes of The Works of Lord Byron with Notes and Illustrations, Vol I and II (3)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Gulf of Salamis, Greece by William Purser was auctioned at Christies in London in April 2012. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 2,250.00 (€ 2,759.56) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by William Purser have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Constantinople, showing the Topkapi and the Suleimaniye with the Sultan's Barge in the foreground in June 2012 with an auction result of GBP 10,625.00 (€ 13,156.28).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Gulf of Salamis, Greece von William Purser kam im April 2012 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 2.250,00 (€ 2.759,56) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Purser auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Constantinople, showing the Topkapi and the Suleimaniye with the Sultan's Barge in the foreground im Juni 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 10.625,00 (€ 13.156,28).
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