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- A Crowded Merchantman Passing The Paddle Packet At Sea
Frederick Calvert
A Crowded Merchantman Passing The Paddle Packet At Sea
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.541 GBP
Price realised: 4.541 GBP
Description
Frederick Calvert (fl.1815-1844)
A crowded merchantman passing the paddle packet at sea
signed 'F Calvert' (lower right)
oil on canvas
18 x 24 in. (45.8 x 61 cm.)
A crowded merchantman passing the paddle packet at sea
signed 'F Calvert' (lower right)
oil on canvas
18 x 24 in. (45.8 x 61 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 51 %.
The work A Crowded Merchantman Passing The Paddle Packet At Sea by Frederick Calvert was sold in the MARITIME AND NAVAL BATTLES (PICTURES) auction at Christies in London in November 2004. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 4,541.00 (€ 6,532.20), 51% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Frederick Calvert - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Ports of the English Channel comprising Folkestone, Ramsgate, Cowes and Dover, which sold at auction in October 2008 for GBP 16,250.00 (€ 20,712.92).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 51 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A Crowded Merchantman Passing The Paddle Packet At Sea von Frederick Calvert wurde im November 2004 in der Auktion MARITIME AND NAVAL BATTLES (PICTURES) bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 4.541,00 (€ 6.532,20) und damit 51% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Frederick Calvert mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Ports of the English Channel comprising Folkestone, Ramsgate, Cowes and Dover beobachtet, die im Oktober 2008 für GBP 16.250,00 (€ 20.712,92) versteigert wurde.