Francis Holman
The East India Company's ship Bridgewater successfully defending her cargo from an attack by the American privateer Hampden on her way from St. Helena to England on 8th March 1779
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 64.850 GBP
Price realised: 64.850 GBP
Description
Francis Holman (Ramsgate 1729-1790 Wapping)
The East India Company's ship Bridgewater successfully defending her cargo from an attack by the American privateer Hampden on her way from St. Helena to England on 8 t h March 1779
signed and dated 'F. Holman/1779' (lower left)
oil on canvas
26 x 40 in. (66 x 101.6 cm.)
(See inside front cover illustration, detail)
The East India Company's ship Bridgewater successfully defending her cargo from an attack by the American privateer Hampden on her way from St. Helena to England on 8 t h March 1779
signed and dated 'F. Holman/1779' (lower left)
oil on canvas
26 x 40 in. (66 x 101.6 cm.)
(See inside front cover illustration, detail)
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Francis Holman achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2012. In the Maritime Art auction, the work The East India Company's ship Bridgewater successfully defending her cargo from an attack by the American privateer Hampden on her way from St. Helena to England on 8th March 1779 sold for GBP 64,850.00 (€ 79,888.62) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 25,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Francis Holman; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot A view of Blackwell Yard from the Thames sold at auction in December 2018 with the realized price of GBP 137,500.00 (€ 153,187.19).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Francis Holman erzielte im November 2012 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Maritime Art wurde die Arbeit The East India Company's ship Bridgewater successfully defending her cargo from an attack by the American privateer Hampden on her way from St. Helena to England on 8th March 1779 für GBP 64.850,00 (€ 79.888,62) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 25.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Francis Holman; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit A view of Blackwell Yard from the Thames im Dezember 2018 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 137.500,00 (€ 153.187,19).
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