William West
A view of the Rjukanfossen waterfall in Telemark, Norway
Found at
Christies,
Amsterdam
European Noble and Private Collections, Lot 612
11. Dec - 13. Dec 2012
European Noble and Private Collections, Lot 612
11. Dec - 13. Dec 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
William West (Bristol 1801-1861 Chelsea)
A view of the Rjukanfossen waterfall in Telemark, Norway
signed dated and inscribed 'W West. 1847. Ruikan Fofs.' (lower left)
watercolour on paper
512 x 356 mm. (measured within frame)
A view of the Rjukanfossen waterfall in Telemark, Norway
signed dated and inscribed 'W West. 1847. Ruikan Fofs.' (lower left)
watercolour on paper
512 x 356 mm. (measured within frame)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A view of the Rjukanfossen waterfall in Telemark, Norway by William West was auctioned at Christies in Amsterdam in December 2012. It changed hands for a price of EUR 1,875.00 achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of EUR 1,500.00 – 2,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William West - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The waterfall, which sold at auction in December 2006 for GBP 2,640.00 (€ 3,918.09).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A view of the Rjukanfossen waterfall in Telemark, Norway von William West kam im Dezember 2012 bei Christies in Amsterdam zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von EUR 1.875,00 den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von EUR 1.500,00 – 2.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von William West mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The waterfall beobachtet, die im Dezember 2006 für GBP 2.640,00 (€ 3.918,09) versteigert wurde.
William West - Auction history
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