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- Frank J. Gardiner
- The Wild Pidgeon catting the anchor after dropping her pilot (illustrated); and The St. Paul cracking along under full canvas
Frank Joseph Henry Gardiner
The Wild Pidgeon catting the anchor after dropping her pilot (illustrated); and The St. Paul cracking along under full canvas
Found at
Christies,
London
Maritime & Naval Battles (Pictures), Lot 386
16. May - 16. May 2007
Maritime & Naval Battles (Pictures), Lot 386
16. May - 16. May 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Frank Joseph Henry Gardiner (b.1942)
The Wild Pidgeon catting the anchor after dropping her pilot (illustrated); and The St. Paul cracking along under full canvas
the first signed 'F.J.H. Gardiner' (lower left); the second signed and dated 'F.J.H. Gardiner/85' (lower left)
brown ink and watercolour heightened with white
14½ x 21¼ in. (36.8 x 54 cm.)
a pair (2)
The Wild Pidgeon catting the anchor after dropping her pilot (illustrated); and The St. Paul cracking along under full canvas
the first signed 'F.J.H. Gardiner' (lower left); the second signed and dated 'F.J.H. Gardiner/85' (lower left)
brown ink and watercolour heightened with white
14½ x 21¼ in. (36.8 x 54 cm.)
a pair (2)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May 2007 Christies in London held the auction Maritime & Naval Battles (Pictures), which included the work The Wild Pidgeon catting the anchor after dropping her pilot (illustrated); and The St. Paul cracking along under full canvas by Frank J. Gardiner. The price achieved of GBP 1,020.00 (€ 1,501.00) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 800.00 – 1,200.00. Other works by Frank J. Gardiner have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in July 2003 the work The American Clipper Abner Coburn was auctioned for USD 1,912.00 (€ 1,553.21).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai 2007 führte Christies in London die Auktion Maritime & Naval Battles (Pictures) durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Wild Pidgeon catting the anchor after dropping her pilot (illustrated); and The St. Paul cracking along under full canvas von Frank J. Gardiner zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 1.020,00 (€ 1.501,00) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 800,00 – 1.200,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Frank J. Gardiner konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Juli 2003 die Arbeit The American Clipper Abner Coburn für USD 1.912,00 (€ 1.553,21) versteigert.
