George Knight
The fishing fleet heading out; and The fishing fleet running into harbour
Found at
Christies,
London
At Home-British and Continental Pictures and Works on Paper, Lot 736
9. Oct - 9. Oct 2003
At Home-British and Continental Pictures and Works on Paper, Lot 736
9. Oct - 9. Oct 2003
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 2.585 GBP
Price realised: 2.585 GBP
Description
George Knight (fl.1875)
The fishing fleet heading out; and The fishing fleet running into harbour
one indistinctly signed (lower left)
oil on canvas
10 x 18 in. (25.5 x 45.8 cm.)
a pair (2)
The fishing fleet heading out; and The fishing fleet running into harbour
one indistinctly signed (lower left)
oil on canvas
10 x 18 in. (25.5 x 45.8 cm.)
a pair (2)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work The fishing fleet heading out; and The fishing fleet running into harbour by George Knight was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2003, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 800.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 2,585.00 (€ 3,775.63). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by George Knight; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Heading Out To The Fishing Grounds (Illustrated); And Returning With The Day'S Catch sold at auction in November 2004 with the realized price of GBP 2,629.00 (€ 3,781.80).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit The fishing fleet heading out; and The fishing fleet running into harbour von George Knight im Oktober 2003 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 800,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 2.585,00 (€ 3.775,63) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von George Knight; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Heading Out To The Fishing Grounds (Illustrated); And Returning With The Day'S Catch im November 2004 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 2.629,00 (€ 3.781,80).
George Knight - Auction history
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