Charles Bentley
Elizabeth Castle, Jersey
Found at
Christies,
London
The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House, Lot 226
4. Nov - 4. Nov 2010
The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House, Lot 226
4. Nov - 4. Nov 2010
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.000 GBP
Description
Charles Bentley (London 1806-1854)
Elizabeth Castle, Jersey
signed 'C Bentley' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white, on paper
11 5/8 x 18 5/8in. (29.5 x 47.2cm.)
Elizabeth Castle, Jersey
signed 'C Bentley' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white, on paper
11 5/8 x 18 5/8in. (29.5 x 47.2cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 100 %.
This artwork by Charles Bentley achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2010. In the The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House auction, the work Elizabeth Castle, Jersey sold for GBP 3,000.00 (€ 3,585.00) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Charles Bentley; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Shipping At The Mouth Of A French Harbour sold at auction in December 2017 with the realized price of GBP 4,750.00 (€ 5,345.43).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 100 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Charles Bentley erzielte im November 2010 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House wurde die Arbeit Elizabeth Castle, Jersey für GBP 3.000,00 (€ 3.585,00) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Charles Bentley; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Shipping At The Mouth Of A French Harbour im Dezember 2017 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 4.750,00 (€ 5.345,43).
Charles Bentley - Auction history
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