Captain Walter William May
Beached coasters at low tide
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 1.135 GBP
Price realised: 1.135 GBP
Description
Captain Walter William May (1831-1896)
Beached coasters at low tide
signed and dated 'W W May 66' (lower left)
watercolour with touches of white heightening and gum arabic
8¼ x 12½ in. (21 x 31.8 cm.)
Beached coasters at low tide
signed and dated 'W W May 66' (lower left)
watercolour with touches of white heightening and gum arabic
8¼ x 12½ in. (21 x 31.8 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 89 %.
This artwork by Walter William May achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in May 2004. In the Maritime Pictures auction, the work Beached coasters at low tide sold for GBP 1,135.25 (€ 1,703.29) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 600.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Walter William May - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Perilous Situation of H.M.S.V. Intrepid In Baffins Bay - August 2. 1851.; And H.M.S.V. Intrepid Marooned On An Iceberg, which sold at auction in September 2004 for GBP 2,868.00 (€ 4,178.31).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 89 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Walter William May erzielte im Mai 2004 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Maritime Pictures wurde die Arbeit Beached coasters at low tide für GBP 1.135,25 (€ 1.703,29) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 600,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Walter William May mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Perilous Situation of H.M.S.V. Intrepid In Baffins Bay - August 2. 1851.; And H.M.S.V. Intrepid Marooned On An Iceberg beobachtet, die im September 2004 für GBP 2.868,00 (€ 4.178,31) versteigert wurde.
Walter William May - Auction history
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