Thomas Jacques Somerscales

The emigrants

Found at Christies, London
Maritime Art, Lot 248
24. Nov - 24. Nov 2011
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.750 GBP
Thomas Jacques Somerscales (Hull 1842-1927)
The emigrants
signed 'T Somerscales Jun' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white, on paper
10½ x 14 5/8 in. (26.7 x 37.2 cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.

This artwork by Thomas Somerscales achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2011. In the Maritime Art auction, the work The emigrants sold for GBP 3,750.00 (€ 4,377.74) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Thomas Somerscales achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work View Of The Port And Bay Of Valparaíso, Chile in November 2008 with an auction result of USD 254,500.00 (€ 200,488.42).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Thomas Somerscales erzielte im November 2011 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Maritime Art wurde die Arbeit The emigrants für GBP 3.750,00 (€ 4.377,74) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Thomas Somerscales erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit View Of The Port And Bay Of Valparaíso, Chile im November 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 254.500,00 (€ 200.488,42).

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