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Montague Dawson - HMS Sovereign of the Seas flying Dutch flags

Montague Dawson

HMS Sovereign of the Seas flying Dutch flags

Found at Bonhams, London
The Marine Sale, Lot 160
25. Oct - 25. Oct 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973)
HMS Sovereign of the Seas flying Dutch flags
signed 'MONTAGUE DAWSON' (lower left)
oil on canvas
76.2 x 91.5cm (30 x 36in).
With Jays, Fine Art Dealers, Cambridge. | Private collection, UK.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 78 %.

This artwork by Montague Dawson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in London in October last year. In the The Marine Sale auction, the work HMS Sovereign of the Seas flying Dutch flags sold for GBP 35,580.00 (€ 41,450.31) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 20,000.00. Admittedly, works by Montague Dawson have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The action between H.M.S. Shannon and the U.S.S. Chesapeake,1st June 1813 in February 2006 with an auction result of USD 486,400.00 (€ 407,882.60).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 78 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Montague Dawson erzielte im Oktober letzten Jahres bei Bonhams in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Marine Sale wurde die Arbeit HMS Sovereign of the Seas flying Dutch flags für GBP 35.580,00 (€ 41.450,31) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 20.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Montague Dawson auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The action between H.M.S. Shannon and the U.S.S. Chesapeake,1st June 1813 im Februar 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 486.400,00 (€ 407.882,60).

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