Jean Le Capelain
A fishing boat heeling in the breeze off Mount Orgeuil Castle, Jersey (illustrated); and Shipping in a stiff breeze off Jersey
Found at
Christies,
London
Maritime Art, Lot 87
23. May - 23. May 2012
Maritime Art, Lot 87
23. May - 23. May 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jean Le Capelain (Jersey 1812-1848)
A fishing boat heeling in the breeze off Mount Orgeuil Castle, Jersey (illustrated); and Shipping in a stiff breeze off Jersey
the first signed 'J Le Capelain' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out, on paper
13¾ x 18 in. (34.9 x 45.7 cm.); and smaller (2)
A fishing boat heeling in the breeze off Mount Orgeuil Castle, Jersey (illustrated); and Shipping in a stiff breeze off Jersey
the first signed 'J Le Capelain' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out, on paper
13¾ x 18 in. (34.9 x 45.7 cm.); and smaller (2)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A fishing boat heeling in the breeze off Mount Orgeuil Castle, Jersey (illustrated); and Shipping in a stiff breeze off Jersey by John Le Capelain was sold in the Maritime Art auction at Christies in London in May 2012. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 800.00 – 1,200.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 812.50 (€ 1,012.34) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by John Le Capelain - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Shipping at dusk, which sold at auction in November 2010 for GBP 2,750.00 (€ 3,286.25).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A fishing boat heeling in the breeze off Mount Orgeuil Castle, Jersey (illustrated); and Shipping in a stiff breeze off Jersey von John Le Capelain wurde im Mai 2012 in der Auktion Maritime Art bei Christies in London versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 800,00 – 1.200,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 812,50 (€ 1.012,34) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von John Le Capelain mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Shipping at dusk beobachtet, die im November 2010 für GBP 2.750,00 (€ 3.286,25) versteigert wurde.
John Le Capelain - Auction history
