George Chambers
Trading brigs at anchor and drying their sails as the cargo is unloaded
Estimate: 7.000 - 10.000 GBP
Price realised: 17.328 GBP
Price realised: 17.328 GBP
Description
George Chambers (1803-1840)
Trading brigs at anchor and drying their sails as the cargo is unloaded
signed and indistinctly dated 'G. Chambers/.. [?]' (lower left, on the buoy)
oil on canvas
20 x 25½ in. (50.8 x 64.8 cm.)
Trading brigs at anchor and drying their sails as the cargo is unloaded
signed and indistinctly dated 'G. Chambers/.. [?]' (lower left, on the buoy)
oil on canvas
20 x 25½ in. (50.8 x 64.8 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 73 %.
The work Trading brigs at anchor and drying their sails as the cargo is unloaded by George Chambers Snr. was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2004. It achieved a price of GBP 17,327.50 (€ 25,997.63), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 73%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by George Chambers Snr.; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Margate sold at auction in April last year with the realized price of GBP 35,580.00 (€ 42,427.89).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 73 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Trading brigs at anchor and drying their sails as the cargo is unloaded von George Chambers Snr. kam im Mai 2004 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 17.327,50 (€ 25.997,63) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 73%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von George Chambers Snr.; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Margate im April letzten Jahres mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 35.580,00 (€ 42.427,89).
George Chambers Snr. - Auction history
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