Richard Paton - An English privateer in action with two armed French galleys in the Mediterranean

Richard Paton

An English privateer in action with two armed French galleys in the Mediterranean

Found at Christies, London
British Pictures, Lot 80
16. Jun - 16. Jun 2000
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 17.038 GBP
Description
Richard Paton (1717-1791)
An English privateer in action with two armed French galleys in the Mediterranean
signed 'RPaton' (on a spar, lower right)
oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.5 cm.)
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A top price for Richard Paton

This artwork by Richard Paton achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2000. In the British Pictures auction, the work An English privateer in action with two armed French galleys in the Mediterranean sold for GBP 17,037.50 (€ 27,006.53) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 8,000.00. This high result makes An English privateer in action with two armed French galleys in the Mediterranean the most expensive artwork by Richard Paton that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Richard Paton

Dieses Kunstwerk von Richard Paton erzielte im Juni 2000 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion British Pictures wurde die Arbeit An English privateer in action with two armed French galleys in the Mediterranean für GBP 17.037,50 (€ 27.006,53) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 8.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht An English privateer in action with two armed French galleys in the Mediterranean zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Richard Paton, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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