Alfred Herbert
A lifeboat heading out to a ship in distress
Found at
Christies,
London
Maritime & Naval Battles (Pictures), Lot 341
16. May - 16. May 2007
Maritime & Naval Battles (Pictures), Lot 341
16. May - 16. May 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Alfred Herbert (c.1820-1861)
A lifeboat heading out to a ship in distress
signed 'A Herbert' (lower left)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour with scratching out
12½ x 29¼ in. (31.2 x 74.4 cm.)
A lifeboat heading out to a ship in distress
signed 'A Herbert' (lower left)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour with scratching out
12½ x 29¼ in. (31.2 x 74.4 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May 2007 Christies in London held the auction Maritime & Naval Battles (Pictures), which included the work A lifeboat heading out to a ship in distress by Alfred Herbert. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 1,000.00 – 1,500.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 1,080.00 (€ 1,589.29) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Alfred Herbert - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Fishing Vessels In A Squall Off Saint Malo, France, which sold at auction in June 2007 for GBP 3,360.00 (€ 4,986.07).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai 2007 führte Christies in London die Auktion Maritime & Naval Battles (Pictures) durch, in der auch die Arbeit A lifeboat heading out to a ship in distress von Alfred Herbert zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 1.000,00 – 1.500,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 1.080,00 (€ 1.589,29) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Alfred Herbert mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Fishing Vessels In A Squall Off Saint Malo, France beobachtet, die im Juni 2007 für GBP 3.360,00 (€ 4.986,07) versteigert wurde.
Alfred Herbert - Auction history
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