Charles Bentley
Ships Off A Town In A Mountainous Landscape
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Old Master and 19th Century European Paintings and Drawings, including Property from the Estate of Giancarlo Baroni, Lot 683
2. Feb - 2. Feb 2013
Old Master and 19th Century European Paintings and Drawings, including Property from the Estate of Giancarlo Baroni, Lot 683
2. Feb - 2. Feb 2013
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 6.250 USD
Price realised: 6.250 USD
Description
Charles Bentley
1805 - 1854
SHIPS OFF A TOWN IN A MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE
signed Bentley and dated 1838 (lower right)
watercolor and pencil on paper
17 3/8 by 23 1/2 in.; 44 by 59.7 cm.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's London, November 25, 1999, lot 148 for £ 9,410 ($15,225); | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.
1805 - 1854
SHIPS OFF A TOWN IN A MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE
signed Bentley and dated 1838 (lower right)
watercolor and pencil on paper
17 3/8 by 23 1/2 in.; 44 by 59.7 cm.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's London, November 25, 1999, lot 148 for £ 9,410 ($15,225); | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Ships Off A Town In A Mountainous Landscape by Charles Bentley was sold in the Old Master and 19th Century European Paintings and Drawings, including Property from the Estate of Giancarlo Baroni auction at Sothebys in New York in February 2013. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 6,000.00 – 8,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 6,250.00 (€ 4,778.65) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Charles Bentley have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in December 2017 the work Shipping At The Mouth Of A French Harbour was auctioned for GBP 4,750.00 (€ 5,345.43).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Ships Off A Town In A Mountainous Landscape von Charles Bentley wurde im Februar 2013 in der Auktion Old Master and 19th Century European Paintings and Drawings, including Property from the Estate of Giancarlo Baroni bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 6.250,00 (€ 4.778,65) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Charles Bentley konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Dezember 2017 die Arbeit Shipping At The Mouth Of A French Harbour für GBP 4.750,00 (€ 5.345,43) versteigert.
Charles Bentley - Auction history
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