Gordon Ellis

Mersey shipping waiting for the tide; Mersey shipping the deck cargo, a pair

Found at Bonhams, London
The Marine Sale, Lot 37
18. Oct - 18. Oct 2023
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 1.664 GBP
Gordon Ellis (British, 1921-1979)
Mersey shipping waiting for the tide; Mersey shipping the deck cargo, a pair
both signed '-GORDON ELLIS-' (lower right)
oil on board
each 32 x 54cm (12 5/8 x 21 1/4in) (2)
With The Boydell Galleries, Liverpool. | Anon. Sale, Bonhams, Chester, 18 March 2004. lot 258 | Private collection, UK.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 39 %.

In October this year Bonhams in London held the auction The Marine Sale, which included the work Mersey shipping waiting for the tide; Mersey shipping the deck cargo, a pair by Gordon Ellis. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,664.00 (€ 1,910.73), 39% above the upper estimate. Other works by Gordon Ellis have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 1,912.00 (€ 2,122.53) in May 2020 for the work Royal Yacht Bloodhound sailing off Skye.

Oberer Schätzpreis um 39 % übertroffen

Im Oktober diesen Jahres führte Bonhams in London die Auktion The Marine Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Mersey shipping waiting for the tide; Mersey shipping the deck cargo, a pair von Gordon Ellis zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.664,00 (€ 1.910,73) und damit 39% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Gordon Ellis haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.912,00 (€ 2.122,53) im Mai 2020 für die Arbeit Royal Yacht Bloodhound sailing off Skye beobachtet.

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