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- H.M.S. Britannia bearing away down the Channel and passing the Eddystone lighthouse
Thomas Butterworth, Sen.
H.M.S. Britannia bearing away down the Channel and passing the Eddystone lighthouse
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 21.510 USD
Price realised: 21.510 USD
Description
Thomas Butterworth, Sen. (British, 1768-1842)
H.M.S. Britannia bearing away down the Channel and passing the Eddystone lighthouse
signed 'T. Buttersworth' (lower left)
oil on canvas
18 x 24 in. (46 x 61 cm.)
H.M.S. Britannia bearing away down the Channel and passing the Eddystone lighthouse
signed 'T. Buttersworth' (lower left)
oil on canvas
18 x 24 in. (46 x 61 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work H.M.S. Britannia bearing away down the Channel and passing the Eddystone lighthouse by Thomas Buttersworth, Sen. was sold in the Maritime auction at Christies in New York in July 2004. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 21,510.00 (€ 17,877.33) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Thomas Buttersworth, Sen. have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in May 2003 the work 'Nelson's patent bridge for boarding First Rates' at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 14th February, 1797 was auctioned for GBP 24,675.00 (€ 34,378.49).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit H.M.S. Britannia bearing away down the Channel and passing the Eddystone lighthouse von Thomas Buttersworth, Sen. wurde im Juli 2004 in der Auktion Maritime bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 21.510,00 (€ 17.877,33) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Thomas Buttersworth, Sen. konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Mai 2003 die Arbeit 'Nelson's patent bridge for boarding First Rates' at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 14th February, 1797 für GBP 24.675,00 (€ 34.378,49) versteigert.