Arthur Wellington Fowles
Homeward bound
Found at
Christies,
London
Maritime Art, Lot 105
27. May - 27. May 2010
Maritime Art, Lot 105
27. May - 27. May 2010
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Arthur Wellington Fowles (1815-1883)
Homeward bound
signed and inscribed 'Homeward Bound/A Wellington Fowles' (on a label attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
12 x 22 in. (30.5 x 55.9 cm.)
Homeward bound
signed and inscribed 'Homeward Bound/A Wellington Fowles' (on a label attached to the stretcher)
oil on canvas
12 x 22 in. (30.5 x 55.9 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Homeward bound by Arthur Wellington Fowles was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2010, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 1,000.00 – 1,500.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 875.00 (€ 1,025.18). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Arthur Wellington Fowles achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Indian troopship Serapis arriving at Portsmouth, 11 May 1876, with H.R.H. The Prince of Wales aboard her on his return from India, and the Royal yacht Osborne following her in in November 2000 with an auction result of GBP 22,325.00 (€ 36,489.33).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Homeward bound von Arthur Wellington Fowles im Mai 2010 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 1.000,00 – 1.500,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 875,00 (€ 1.025,18) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Arthur Wellington Fowles erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Indian troopship Serapis arriving at Portsmouth, 11 May 1876, with H.R.H. The Prince of Wales aboard her on his return from India, and the Royal yacht Osborne following her in im November 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 22.325,00 (€ 36.489,33).
Arthur Wellington Fowles - Auction history
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