John Bentham-Dinsdale
The action between Java and Constitution, 29th December, 1812; and The engagement between H.M.S. Frolic and U.S.S. Wasp, 18th October, 1812 (both illustrated)
Estimate: 700 - 900 GBP
Price realised: 1.250 GBP
Price realised: 1.250 GBP
Description
John Bentham-Dinsdale (b.1927)
The action between Java and Constitution, 29 t h December, 1812; and The engagement between H.M.S. Frolic and U.S.S. Wasp, 18 t h October, 1812 (both illustrated)
both signed 'John Bentham-Dinsdale' (lower left) and both further signed and inscribed as title (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm.)
a pair (2)
The action between Java and Constitution, 29 t h December, 1812; and The engagement between H.M.S. Frolic and U.S.S. Wasp, 18 t h October, 1812 (both illustrated)
both signed 'John Bentham-Dinsdale' (lower left) and both further signed and inscribed as title (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm.)
a pair (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 39 %.
The work The action between Java and Constitution, 29th December, 1812; and The engagement between H.M.S. Frolic and U.S.S. Wasp, 18th October, 1812 (both illustrated) by John Bentham-Dinsdale was sold in the Maritime auction at Christies in London in May 2008. It achieved a price of GBP 1,250.00 (€ 1,590.05), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 39%. Admittedly, works by John Bentham-Dinsdale have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work H.M.S. Crescent, under the command of Captain James Saumarez, capturing the French frigate Réunion off Cherbourg, 20 October 1793 in March 2017 with an auction result of GBP 8,125.00 (€ 9,521.70).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 39 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The action between Java and Constitution, 29th December, 1812; and The engagement between H.M.S. Frolic and U.S.S. Wasp, 18th October, 1812 (both illustrated) von John Bentham-Dinsdale wurde im Mai 2008 in der Auktion Maritime bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.250,00 (€ 1.590,05) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 39%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von John Bentham-Dinsdale auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit H.M.S. Crescent, under the command of Captain James Saumarez, capturing the French frigate Réunion off Cherbourg, 20 October 1793 im März 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 8.125,00 (€ 9.521,70).
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