Andrew Bennett
Britannia spreads her wings
Estimate: 250 - 350 GBP
Price realised: 456 GBP
Price realised: 456 GBP
Description
Andrew Bennett (British, 20th/21st Century)
Britannia spreads her wings
signed 'ANDREW BENNETT/'04' (lower left) and inscribed 'ROYAL CLYDE YACHT CLUB/REGATTA 1907/"BRITANNIA SPREADS HER WINGS" HELD BY MANY TO BE THE FINEST RACING YACHT EVER/BUILT THE ROYAL CUTTER RECORDED A TOTAL OF 240 WINS IN 600 + RACES OVER A LIFE OF/40 YEARS. SOME OBSERVERS HAVE TAKEN THE VIEW/THAT SYCOPHANTIC OWNERS 'ALLOWED' THE ROYAL YACHT TO WIN RACES. A CONTENTION THAT IS/HARDLY CREDIBLE BEARING IN MIND THE FIERCE/RIVALRY BETWEEN THE CREWS. ANDREW BENNETT 2004.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (60.9 x 91.4 cm.)
Britannia spreads her wings
signed 'ANDREW BENNETT/'04' (lower left) and inscribed 'ROYAL CLYDE YACHT CLUB/REGATTA 1907/"BRITANNIA SPREADS HER WINGS" HELD BY MANY TO BE THE FINEST RACING YACHT EVER/BUILT THE ROYAL CUTTER RECORDED A TOTAL OF 240 WINS IN 600 + RACES OVER A LIFE OF/40 YEARS. SOME OBSERVERS HAVE TAKEN THE VIEW/THAT SYCOPHANTIC OWNERS 'ALLOWED' THE ROYAL YACHT TO WIN RACES. A CONTENTION THAT IS/HARDLY CREDIBLE BEARING IN MIND THE FIERCE/RIVALRY BETWEEN THE CREWS. ANDREW BENNETT 2004.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (60.9 x 91.4 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 30 %.
The work Britannia spreads her wings by Andrew Bennett was auctioned at Christies in London in April 2005. It achieved a price of GBP 456.00 (€ 674.95), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 30%. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Andrew Bennett achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Endeavour And Velsheda Racing Off The Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, 1934 in November 2005 with an auction result of GBP 5,040.00 (€ 7,404.40).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 30 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Britannia spreads her wings von Andrew Bennett kam im April 2005 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 456,00 (€ 674,95) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 30%. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Andrew Bennett erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Endeavour And Velsheda Racing Off The Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes, 1934 im November 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 5.040,00 (€ 7.404,40).
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