Sebastian Pether - A coastal landscape with a volcano erupting by moonlight

Sebastian Pether

A coastal landscape with a volcano erupting by moonlight

Found at Christies, London
British Pictures 1500-1850, Lot 57
10. Jun - 10. Jun 2003
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Sebastian Pether (1790-1844)
A coastal landscape with a volcano erupting by moonlight
signed and indistinctly dated 'S. Pether 1824 [?]' (lower right)
oil on unlined canvas, unframed
20 1/4 x 24 1/4 in. (51.5 x 61.6 cm.)
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Upper estimate price exceeded by 49 %.

The work A coastal landscape with a volcano erupting by moonlight by Sebastian Pether was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2003. It achieved a price of GBP 8,962.50 (€ 12,879.60), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 49%. Other works by Sebastian Pether have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 20,400.00 (€ 24,361.22) in July last year for the work Vesuvius erupting by moonlight.

Oberer Schätzpreis um 49 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit A coastal landscape with a volcano erupting by moonlight von Sebastian Pether kam im Juni 2003 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 8.962,50 (€ 12.879,60) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 49%. Andere Arbeiten von Sebastian Pether haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 20.400,00 (€ 24.361,22) im Juli letzten Jahres für die Arbeit Vesuvius erupting by moonlight beobachtet.

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