Franz Swagers

A ferry boat disembarking its passengers

Found at Christies, London
Maritime & Naval Battles (Pictures), Lot 422
16. May - 16. May 2007
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.320 GBP
Franz Swagers (Utrecht 1756 - 1836 Paris)
A ferry boat disembarking its passengers
signed 'Swagers' (lower right)
oil on canvas, laid on board
9 x 10¾ in. (23 x 27½ cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 65 %.

The work A ferry boat disembarking its passengers by Frans Swagers was sold in the Maritime & Naval Battles (Pictures) auction at Christies in London in May 2007. It achieved a price of GBP 1,320.00 (€ 1,942.47), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 65%. Admittedly, works by Frans Swagers have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Barges On The River, Holland in December 2006 with an auction result of GBP 9,000.00 (€ 13,357.13).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 65 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit A ferry boat disembarking its passengers von Frans Swagers wurde im Mai 2007 in der Auktion Maritime & Naval Battles (Pictures) bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.320,00 (€ 1.942,47) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 65%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Frans Swagers auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Barges On The River, Holland im Dezember 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 9.000,00 (€ 13.357,13).

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