S. Francis Smitheman
Mariquita, Octavia and Noroda racing in the Solent, 7th August, 1911
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 1.793 GBP
Price realised: 1.793 GBP
Description
S. Francis Smitheman, 20th Century
Mariquita, Octavia and Noroda racing in the Solent, 7th August, 1911
signed 'Smitheman' (lower right)
oil on canvas
22 x 36 in. (56 x 91.5 cm.)
Mariquita, Octavia and Noroda racing in the Solent, 7th August, 1911
signed 'Smitheman' (lower right)
oil on canvas
22 x 36 in. (56 x 91.5 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Mariquita, Octavia and Noroda racing in the Solent, 7th August, 1911 by S. Francis Smitheman was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2004, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 1,792.50 (€ 2,689.41). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by S. Francis Smitheman - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The windjammer Passat near Tower Bridge, circa 1930, which sold at auction in May 2003 for GBP 7,050.00 (€ 9,822.42).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Mariquita, Octavia and Noroda racing in the Solent, 7th August, 1911 von S. Francis Smitheman im Mai 2004 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 1.792,50 (€ 2.689,41) den Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von S. Francis Smitheman mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The windjammer Passat near Tower Bridge, circa 1930 beobachtet, die im Mai 2003 für GBP 7.050,00 (€ 9.822,42) versteigert wurde.
S. Francis Smitheman - Auction history
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