Ange-Joseph-Antoine Roux

The French corsair L'Etoile capturing the Swedish merchantman Gustave Adolphe off Menorca, 4th September 1805

Found at Christies, London
Maritime Art, Lot 46
24. Nov - 24. Nov 2010
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.750 GBP
Ange-Joseph-Antoine Roux (Marseilles 1765-1835)
The French corsair L'Etoile capturing the Swedish merchantman Gustave Adolphe off Menorca, 4 t h September 1805
signed and dated 'Ant. Roux a Marseille 1806' (lower right) and inscribed 'Corsaire L'Etoile Cap. n François. Mordeille. Capturant le Gustave Adolphe le 4. X b r e 1805 à 30 lieues S.E. de Minorque' (lower centre)
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour, on paper
16¼ x 22½ in. (41.3 x 57.2 cm.)

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work The French corsair L'Etoile capturing the Swedish merchantman Gustave Adolphe off Menorca, 4th September 1805 by Ange-Joseph-Antoine Roux was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2010. It changed hands for a price of GBP 2,750.00 (€ 3,286.25) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00. Admittedly, works by Ange-Joseph-Antoine Roux have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work An important series of twenty-two watercolours depicting various traditional craft operating in Mediterranean coastal waters and a fine view of the imposing entrance to the port of Marseilles, on eleven double sided sheets, bound into a red leather a in May 2005 with an auction result of GBP 18,000.00 (€ 2

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit The French corsair L'Etoile capturing the Swedish merchantman Gustave Adolphe off Menorca, 4th September 1805 von Ange-Joseph-Antoine Roux kam im November 2010 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 2.750,00 (€ 3.286,25) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ange-Joseph-Antoine Roux auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit An important series of twenty-two watercolours depicting various traditional craft operating in Mediterranean coastal waters and a fine view of the imposing entrance to the port of Marseilles, on eleven double sided sheets, bound into a red leather a im Mai 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 18.000,00 (€ 26.573,65).

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