Major Charles Frederick Gibson
‘Kingston U.C. taken from the Royal Artillery Mess Room’
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.750 GBP
Price realised: 8.750 GBP
Description
inscribed as titled and dated ‘July 27th. 1832’ (upper left), further inscribed ‘Kingston from …’ (lower left and further dated ‘July 27th 1832’ (lower right), further inscribed ‘Kingston U.C. taken from the R.A. Mess Room / July 27th 1832’ on the reverse
pencil, pen and watercolour on paper
12 x 17 7/8in. (30.5 x 45.5cm.)
pencil, pen and watercolour on paper
12 x 17 7/8in. (30.5 x 45.5cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 75 %.
This artwork by Major Charles Frederick Gibson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in December 2016. In the Topographical Pictures auction, the work ‘Kingston U.C. taken from the Royal Artillery Mess Room’ sold for GBP 8,750.00 (€ 10,230.17) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Major Charles Frederick Gibson; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Seven views of Halifax, Nova Scotia sold at auction in December 2016 with the realized price of GBP 13,125.00 (€ 15,345.25).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 75 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Major Charles Frederick Gibson erzielte im Dezember 2016 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Topographical Pictures wurde die Arbeit ‘Kingston U.C. taken from the Royal Artillery Mess Room’ für GBP 8.750,00 (€ 10.230,17) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Major Charles Frederick Gibson; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Seven views of Halifax, Nova Scotia im Dezember 2016 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 13.125,00 (€ 15.345,25).
Major Charles Frederick Gibson - Auction history
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