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- The Royal Yacht Squadron'S Cutters Alarm And Esmeralda Off The Eddystone Lighthouse
Captain James Haughton Forrest
The Royal Yacht Squadron'S Cutters Alarm And Esmeralda Off The Eddystone Lighthouse
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.500 GBP
Price realised: 4.500 GBP
Description
Captain James Haughton Forrest (Boulogne 1825-1924 Hobart, Tasmania)
The Royal Yacht Squadron's cutters Alarm and Esmeralda off the Eddystone lighthouse
signed 'H Forrest' (lower left) and with inscription 'Alarm & Esmeralda off Eddystone Light/Esmeralda in the foreground' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.7 cm.)
The Royal Yacht Squadron's cutters Alarm and Esmeralda off the Eddystone lighthouse
signed 'H Forrest' (lower left) and with inscription 'Alarm & Esmeralda off Eddystone Light/Esmeralda in the foreground' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.7 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 50 %.
The work The Royal Yacht Squadron'S Cutters Alarm And Esmeralda Off The Eddystone Lighthouse by Haughton Forrest was sold in the Maritime Art auction at Christies in London in June 2013. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 4,500.00 (€ 5,252.31), 50% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Haughton Forrest have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Top Sail Schooner And Sailing Yacht in March 2005 with an auction result of AUD 65,725.00 (€ 40,238.76).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Royal Yacht Squadron'S Cutters Alarm And Esmeralda Off The Eddystone Lighthouse von Haughton Forrest wurde im Juni 2013 in der Auktion Maritime Art bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 4.500,00 (€ 5.252,31) und damit 50% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Haughton Forrest auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Top Sail Schooner And Sailing Yacht im März 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von AUD 65.725,00 (€ 40.238,76).