John Webber, R.A.
A View at Cracatoa, an island in the China Seas
Estimate: 120.000 - 160.000 GBP
Price realised: 149.000 GBP
Price realised: 149.000 GBP
Description
signed and dated 'J. Webber, pinx 1785' (lower left)
oil on canvas
45 x 57¼in. (114.3 x 145.5cm.)
oil on canvas
45 x 57¼in. (114.3 x 145.5cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A View at Cracatoa, an island in the China Seas by John Webber was sold in the Topographical Pictures auction at Christies in London in December 2016. The price achieved of GBP 149,000.00 (€ 174,205.17) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 120,000.00 – 160,000.00. Other works by John Webber have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in December 2017 the work A View In Nootka Sound was auctioned for GBP 224,750.00 (€ 252,923.20).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A View at Cracatoa, an island in the China Seas von John Webber wurde im Dezember 2016 in der Auktion Topographical Pictures bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 149.000,00 (€ 174.205,17) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 120.000,00 – 160.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von John Webber konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Dezember 2017 die Arbeit A View In Nootka Sound für GBP 224.750,00 (€ 252.923,20) versteigert.
John Webber - Auction history
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