Captain John Edward Davis, R.N. - H.M. Ships Erebus And Terror In The Ross Sea

Captain John Edward Davis, R.N.

H.M. Ships Erebus And Terror In The Ross Sea

Found at Christies, London
Travel, Science and Natural History, Lot 78
9. Oct - 9. Oct 2012
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.000 GBP
Description
Captain John Edward Davis, R.N. (1815-1877)
H.M. Ships Erebus and Terror in the Ross Sea
watercolour on paper
unframed
7 3/8 x 11 3/8in. (18.8 x 28.9cm.)
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A top price for John Edward Davis

This artwork by John Edward Davis achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in October 2012. In the Travel, Science and Natural History auction, the work H.M. Ships Erebus And Terror In The Ross Sea sold for GBP 15,000.00 (€ 18,649.87) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00. This high result makes H.M. Ships Erebus And Terror In The Ross Sea the most expensive artwork by John Edward Davis that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für John Edward Davis

Dieses Kunstwerk von John Edward Davis erzielte im Oktober 2012 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Travel, Science and Natural History wurde die Arbeit H.M. Ships Erebus And Terror In The Ross Sea für GBP 15.000,00 (€ 18.649,87) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht H.M. Ships Erebus And Terror In The Ross Sea zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von John Edward Davis, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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