François-Geoffroi Roux - The French barque Splendide in Mediterranean waters off Marseilles

François-Geoffroi Roux

The French barque Splendide in Mediterranean waters off Marseilles

Found at Christies, London
Maritime Art, Lot 65
24. Nov - 24. Nov 2010
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 9.375 GBP
Description
François-Geoffroi Roux (Marseilles 1811-1882)
The French barque Splendide in Mediterranean waters off Marseilles
signed, inscribed and dated 'F c o i s Roux Marseille 1874 -' (lower right) and further inscribed 'Splendide - Cap n e S d i o n Moriany, Armateurs C.A. Vermincke et C i e . Marseille./Marseille 24 Aout 1869. Madére - 14 Sep b r e , Point de Galles - 8 Dec b r e , Pentacottah - 25 Déc b r e , Marseille - 25 Mai 1870.' (lower centre)
pen and black ink and watercolour heightened with white, on paper
16 x 23 in. (40.7 x 58.4 cm.)
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Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.

This artwork by François-Geoffroy Roux achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2010. In the Maritime Art auction, the work The French barque Splendide in Mediterranean waters off Marseilles sold for GBP 9,375.00 (€ 11,203.11) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by François-Geoffroy Roux; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The French barque Sénégambie in Mediterranean waters off Marseilles sold at auction in November 2010 with the realized price of GBP 10,625.00 (€ 12,696.86).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von François-Geoffroy Roux erzielte im November 2010 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Maritime Art wurde die Arbeit The French barque Splendide in Mediterranean waters off Marseilles für GBP 9.375,00 (€ 11.203,11) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von François-Geoffroy Roux; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The French barque Sénégambie in Mediterranean waters off Marseilles im November 2010 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 10.625,00 (€ 12.696,86).

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