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- View of The Thames By Moonlight, Towards London Bridge, With The Tower of London And Traitors' Gate In The Foreground
Henry Pether
View of The Thames By Moonlight, Towards London Bridge, With The Tower of London And Traitors' Gate In The Foreground
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 30.000 GBP
Description
Henry Pether (fl.1828-1865)
View of the Thames by moonlight, towards London Bridge, with the Tower of London and Traitors' Gate in the foreground
signed 'Henry Pether.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
24 1/8 x 36 1/8 in. (61.3 x 91.7 cm.)
View of the Thames by moonlight, towards London Bridge, with the Tower of London and Traitors' Gate in the foreground
signed 'Henry Pether.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
24 1/8 x 36 1/8 in. (61.3 x 91.7 cm.)
A top price for Henry Pether
In November 2006 Christies in London held the auction British Pictures 1500-1850, which included the work View of The Thames By Moonlight, Towards London Bridge, With The Tower of London And Traitors' Gate In The Foreground by Henry Pether. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 30,000.00 (€ 44,550.94), 67% above the upper estimate. This high result makes View of The Thames By Moonlight, Towards London Bridge, With The Tower of London And Traitors' Gate In The Foreground the most expensive artwork by Henry Pether that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Henry Pether
Im November 2006 führte Christies in London die Auktion British Pictures 1500-1850 durch, in der auch die Arbeit View of The Thames By Moonlight, Towards London Bridge, With The Tower of London And Traitors' Gate In The Foreground von Henry Pether zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 30.000,00 (€ 44.550,94) und damit 67% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht View of The Thames By Moonlight, Towards London Bridge, With The Tower of London And Traitors' Gate In The Foreground zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Henry Pether, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.