Fritz Sigfried George Melbye
Venezuelan coastal landscape
Found at
Christies,
London
Topographical Pictures including Selections from the Kelton Collection, Lot 44
29.Okt - 29.Okt.2019
Topographical Pictures including Selections from the Kelton Collection, Lot 44
29.Okt - 29.Okt.2019
Estimate: 7.000 - 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 21.250 GBP
Price realised: 21.250 GBP
Description
signed ‘F G S Melbye 67’ (lower left)
oil on board
15 x 18 ¼in. (38.1 x 46.3cm.)
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 21 Sept. 2005, lot 208.
oil on board
15 x 18 ¼in. (38.1 x 46.3cm.)
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 21 Sept. 2005, lot 208.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Fritz Melbye achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in October 2019. In the Topographical Pictures including Selections from the Kelton Collection auction, the work Venezuelan coastal landscape sold for GBP 21,250.00 (€ 24,648.48) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 10,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Fritz Melbye; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Cruz Bay; Cinnamon Bay, Danish West Indies (U.S. Virgin Islands) sold at auction in May 2012 with the realized price of USD 60,000.00 (€ 48,527.98).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Fritz Melbye erzielte im Oktober 2019 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Topographical Pictures including Selections from the Kelton Collection wurde die Arbeit Venezuelan coastal landscape für GBP 21.250,00 (€ 24.648,48) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 10.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Fritz Melbye; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Cruz Bay; Cinnamon Bay, Danish West Indies (U.S. Virgin Islands) im Mai 2012 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 60.000,00 (€ 48.527,98).
Fritz Melbye - Auction history
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