George Webster
A Dutch emigrant ship dropping the pilot and leaving her homeland astern
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.400 GBP
Price realised: 8.400 GBP
Description
George Webster (fl.1797-1832)
A Dutch emigrant ship dropping the pilot and leaving her homeland astern
signed 'G Webster' (on driftwood, lower left)
oil on canvas
25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.3 cm.)
A Dutch emigrant ship dropping the pilot and leaving her homeland astern
signed 'G Webster' (on driftwood, lower left)
oil on canvas
25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.3 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 68 %.
The work A Dutch emigrant ship dropping the pilot and leaving her homeland astern by George Webster was sold in the Maritime & Naval Battles (Pictures) auction at Christies in London in May 2007. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 8,400.00 (€ 12,361.17), 68% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by George Webster - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A thirty gun frigate of the blue squadron off Dover castle in choppy seas, which sold at auction in July 2006 for USD 45,600.00 (€ 35,725.48).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 68 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit A Dutch emigrant ship dropping the pilot and leaving her homeland astern von George Webster wurde im Mai 2007 in der Auktion Maritime & Naval Battles (Pictures) bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 8.400,00 (€ 12.361,17) und damit 68% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von George Webster mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A thirty gun frigate of the blue squadron off Dover castle in choppy seas beobachtet, die im Juli 2006 für USD 45.600,00 (€ 35.725,48) versteigert wurde.
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