Francis Holman
The Royal Yacht Princess Augusta with His Majesty King George III on board, reviewing his fleet at Spithead on 25 June 1773
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 GBP
Price realised: 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 25.000 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'F. Holman / 1774' (lower left)
oil on canvas
26 x 58 ¾ in. (66 x 149.2 cm.)
with Frank T. Sabin, London, by 1956. | with Richard Green, London, where acquired by the present owner.
oil on canvas
26 x 58 ¾ in. (66 x 149.2 cm.)
with Frank T. Sabin, London, by 1956. | with Richard Green, London, where acquired by the present owner.
Sold at the lower estimate price
The work The Royal Yacht Princess Augusta with His Majesty King George III on board, reviewing his fleet at Spithead on 25 June 1773 by Francis Holman was sold in the Old Masters Day Sale auction at Christies in London in December 2018. The result of GBP 25,000.00 (€ 27,852.22) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 25,000.00 – 35,000.00. Admittedly, works by Francis Holman have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A view of Blackwell Yard from the Thames in December 2018 with an auction result of GBP 137,500.00 (€ 153,187.19).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit The Royal Yacht Princess Augusta with His Majesty King George III on board, reviewing his fleet at Spithead on 25 June 1773 von Francis Holman wurde im Dezember 2018 in der Auktion Old Masters Day Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von GBP 25.000,00 (€ 27.852,22) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 25.000,00 – 35.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Francis Holman auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A view of Blackwell Yard from the Thames im Dezember 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 137.500,00 (€ 153.187,19).
Francis Holman - Auction history
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