George Edward Horton
Launch of HMS Victoria from the Elswick shipyard of Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth and Co. Ltd Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1887
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 956 GBP
Price realised: 956 GBP
Description
George Edward Horton (British, 1859-1950)
Launch of HMS Victoria from the Elswick shipyard of Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth and Co. Ltd Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1887
signed and dated 'GEHorton '87 (lower left)
watercolour and pencil heightened with white
38.1 x 63.5cm (15 x 25in).
Colonel C. F. Hitchins, D.S.O. (presented by James Stewart O.B.E. on the 1st August 1934 on the occasion of the sale of Armstrong Whitworth Shipyards to the National Shipbuilders Ltd. for breaking up).
Launch of HMS Victoria from the Elswick shipyard of Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth and Co. Ltd Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1887
signed and dated 'GEHorton '87 (lower left)
watercolour and pencil heightened with white
38.1 x 63.5cm (15 x 25in).
Colonel C. F. Hitchins, D.S.O. (presented by James Stewart O.B.E. on the 1st August 1934 on the occasion of the sale of Armstrong Whitworth Shipyards to the National Shipbuilders Ltd. for breaking up).
A top price for George Edward Horton
This artwork by George Edward Horton achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in London in October last year. In the The Marine Sale auction, the work Launch of HMS Victoria from the Elswick shipyard of Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth and Co. Ltd Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1887 sold for GBP 956.25 (€ 1,114.02) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 500.00. This high result makes Launch of HMS Victoria from the Elswick shipyard of Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth and Co. Ltd Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1887 the most expensive artwork by George Edward Horton that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für George Edward Horton
Dieses Kunstwerk von George Edward Horton erzielte im Oktober letzten Jahres bei Bonhams in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Marine Sale wurde die Arbeit Launch of HMS Victoria from the Elswick shipyard of Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth and Co. Ltd Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1887 für GBP 956,25 (€ 1.114,02) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 500,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Launch of HMS Victoria from the Elswick shipyard of Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth and Co. Ltd Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1887 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von George Edward Horton, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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