George Webster
A thirty gun frigate of the blue squadron off Dover castle in choppy seas
Estimate: 30.000 - 35.000 USD
Price realised: 45.600 USD
Price realised: 45.600 USD
Description
George Webster (British, 1797-1864)
A thirty gun frigate of the blue squadron off Dover castle in choppy seas
indistictly signed 'Webster' (lower left on the floating log)
oil on canvas
27 3/4 x 36 in. (70.5 x 91.4 cm.)
A thirty gun frigate of the blue squadron off Dover castle in choppy seas
indistictly signed 'Webster' (lower left on the floating log)
oil on canvas
27 3/4 x 36 in. (70.5 x 91.4 cm.)
A top price for George Webster
The work A thirty gun frigate of the blue squadron off Dover castle in choppy seas by George Webster was sold in the Maritime auction at Christies in New York in July 2006. The »bidding war« ended at USD 45,600.00 (€ 35,725.48), 30% above the upper estimate. With this result, A thirty gun frigate of the blue squadron off Dover castle in choppy seas is even the most expensive work of art by George Webster that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für George Webster
Die Arbeit A thirty gun frigate of the blue squadron off Dover castle in choppy seas von George Webster wurde im Juli 2006 in der Auktion Maritime bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 45.600,00 (€ 35.725,48) und damit 30% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist A thirty gun frigate of the blue squadron off Dover castle in choppy seas sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von George Webster, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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