George Webster

A British frigate announcing her departure from the estuary

Found at Christies, London
Maritime, Lot 15
21. May - 21. May 2008
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 GBP
Price realised: 3.500 GBP
George Webster (1797-1864)
A British frigate announcing her departure from the estuary
oil on board
9 x 11¼ in. (22.8 x 28.6 cm.)

Sold at the upper estimate price

In May 2008 Christies in London held the auction Maritime, which included the work A British frigate announcing her departure from the estuary by George Webster. The auction ended at the price of GBP 3,500.00 (€ 4,452.15), which exactly corresponded to the upper end of the estimated price range of GBP 2,500.00 – 3,500.00. Admittedly, works by George Webster have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A thirty gun frigate of the blue squadron off Dover castle in choppy seas in July 2006 with an auction result of USD 45,600.00 (€ 35,725.48).

Zuschlag beim oberen Schätzpreis

Im Mai 2008 führte Christies in London die Auktion Maritime durch, in der auch die Arbeit A British frigate announcing her departure from the estuary von George Webster zur Versteigerung kam. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von GBP 3.500,00 (€ 4.452,15) entsprach exakt dem oberen Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 2.500,00 – 3.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von George Webster auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A thirty gun frigate of the blue squadron off Dover castle in choppy seas im Juli 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 45.600,00 (€ 35.725,48).

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