Sir John Corbett
Fifteen views of Caribbean and other Islands including: From Sir Robert Schomburgk's House, St Domingo, 1855; Channel of Regina, St Domingo; Panorama of San Domingo from Consul House, Wolverene at anchor, 1855; H.M.S. Wolverene hove down for repairs
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 GBP
Price realised: 2.250 GBP
Price realised: 2.250 GBP
Description
Sir John Corbett (1822-1893)
Fifteen views of Caribbean and other Islands including: From Sir Robert Schomburgk's House, St Domingo, 1855; Channel of Regina, St Domingo; Panorama of San Domingo from Consul House, Wolverene at anchor, 1855; H.M.S. Wolverene hove down for repairs in Bermuda Harbour, 1855; Church at Port Royal, Jamaica, 1854; H.M.S. Wolverene off Sacrificios Island; Sacrificios Island, 1854; Vera Cruz from Sacrificios Island; and H.M.S Bermuda wrecked on the Grand Caicos, W. Indies, 1855
imscrided as titled, three signed 'J.Corbett'
watercolour, on paper
unframed
10 x 14in. (25.5 x 35.5cm.) and smaller (15)
Fifteen views of Caribbean and other Islands including: From Sir Robert Schomburgk's House, St Domingo, 1855; Channel of Regina, St Domingo; Panorama of San Domingo from Consul House, Wolverene at anchor, 1855; H.M.S. Wolverene hove down for repairs in Bermuda Harbour, 1855; Church at Port Royal, Jamaica, 1854; H.M.S. Wolverene off Sacrificios Island; Sacrificios Island, 1854; Vera Cruz from Sacrificios Island; and H.M.S Bermuda wrecked on the Grand Caicos, W. Indies, 1855
imscrided as titled, three signed 'J.Corbett'
watercolour, on paper
unframed
10 x 14in. (25.5 x 35.5cm.) and smaller (15)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by John Corbett achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in April 2011. In the Travel, Science and Natural History auction, the work Fifteen views of Caribbean and other Islands including: From Sir Robert Schomburgk's House, St Domingo, 1855; Channel of Regina, St Domingo; Panorama of San Domingo from Consul House, Wolverene at anchor, 1855; H.M.S. Wolverene hove down for repairs sold for GBP 2,250.00 (€ 2,533.89) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,20 Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by John Corbett; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Thirteen views of India and eight views of Ceylon including: Allahabad, angle of fort at junction of the Ganges and Jumna; Junction of the Ganges and Jumna at Allahabad looking from the walls of the fortress; From the glacis of fort Allahabad bridge sold at auction in April 2011 with the realized price of GBP 3,500.00 (€ 3,941.60).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von John Corbett erzielte im April 2011 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Travel, Science and Natural History wurde die Arbeit Fifteen views of Caribbean and other Islands including: From Sir Robert Schomburgk's House, St Domingo, 1855; Channel of Regina, St Domingo; Panorama of San Domingo from Consul House, Wolverene at anchor, 1855; H.M.S. Wolverene hove down for repairs für GBP 2.250,00 (€ 2.533,89) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von John Corbett; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Thirteen views of India and eight views of Ceylon including: Allahabad, angle of fort at junction of the Ganges and Jumna; Junction of the Ganges and Jumna at Allahabad looking from the walls of the fortress; From the glacis of fort Allahabad bridge im April 2011 mit dem Ha
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