George Webster
Royal Naval frigates and an armed cutter off a West Indian island, believed to be Martinique, with a native raft offshore
Found at
Christies,
London
Important Maritime Art, Lot 79
31. Oct - 31. Oct 2007
Important Maritime Art, Lot 79
31. Oct - 31. Oct 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
George Webster (fl.1797-1832)
Royal Naval frigates and an armed cutter off a West Indian island, believed to be Martinique, with a native raft offshore
signed 'G. Webster' (lower right)
oil on canvas
19 x 27½ in. (48.3 x 69.8 cm.)
Royal Naval frigates and an armed cutter off a West Indian island, believed to be Martinique, with a native raft offshore
signed 'G. Webster' (lower right)
oil on canvas
19 x 27½ in. (48.3 x 69.8 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Royal Naval frigates and an armed cutter off a West Indian island, believed to be Martinique, with a native raft offshore by George Webster was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2007. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 7,000.00 – 9,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 7,500.00 (€ 10,770.49) could thus just exceed the lower 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).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Royal Naval frigates and an armed cutter off a West Indian island, believed to be Martinique, with a native raft offshore von George Webster kam im Oktober 2007 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 7.000,00 – 9.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 7.500,00 (€ 10.770,49) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. 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.
George Webster - Auction history
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