James Meadows
Herring Boats off Flamborough Head
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.990 GBP
Price realised: 2.990 GBP
Description
James Meadows (1798-1864)
Herring Boats off Flamborough Head
signed and dated 'J Meadows/1856' (lower right) and indistinctly inscribed 'Herring ..../Flamborough Head/J Meadows/1856' (on a label on the reverse)
oil on canvas
11¾ x 21¾ in. (29.8 x 55.3 cm.)
Herring Boats off Flamborough Head
signed and dated 'J Meadows/1856' (lower right) and indistinctly inscribed 'Herring ..../Flamborough Head/J Meadows/1856' (on a label on the reverse)
oil on canvas
11¾ x 21¾ in. (29.8 x 55.3 cm.)
A top price for James Meadows, Snr.
In March 2000 Christies in London held the auction British and Victorian Pictures, which included the work Herring Boats off Flamborough Head by James Meadows, Snr.. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 2,990.00 (€ 4,972.51), 50% above the upper estimate. With this result, Herring Boats off Flamborough Head is even the most expensive work of art by James Meadows, Snr. that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für James Meadows, Snr.
Im März 2000 führte Christies in London die Auktion British and Victorian Pictures durch, in der auch die Arbeit Herring Boats off Flamborough Head von James Meadows, Snr. zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 2.990,00 (€ 4.972,51) und damit 50% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Herring Boats off Flamborough Head sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von James Meadows, Snr., das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
James Meadows, Snr. - Auction history
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