Thomas Mitchell
The Great Fire at Horsleydown, 1785
Estimate: 2.500 - 4.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.360 GBP
Price realised: 3.360 GBP
Description
Thomas Mitchell (1735-1790)
The Great Fire at Horsleydown, 1785
inscribed 'SUN FIRE EN...' (on one of the boats)
oil on canvas
25½ x 37¾ in. (64.9 x 95.9 cm.)
The Great Fire at Horsleydown, 1785
inscribed 'SUN FIRE EN...' (on one of the boats)
oil on canvas
25½ x 37¾ in. (64.9 x 95.9 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Great Fire at Horsleydown, 1785 by Thomas Mitchell was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2005. The price achieved of GBP 3,360.00 (€ 4,960.41) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 2,500.00 – 4,000.00. Admittedly, works by Thomas Mitchell have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Tiber, Rome, Looking Downstream With The Castel And Ponte Sant'Angelo, Saint Peter'S And The Vatican in April 2018 with an auction result of USD 31,250.00 (€ 25,882.06).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Great Fire at Horsleydown, 1785 von Thomas Mitchell kam im Mai 2005 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 3.360,00 (€ 4.960,41) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 2.500,00 – 4.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Thomas Mitchell auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Tiber, Rome, Looking Downstream With The Castel And Ponte Sant'Angelo, Saint Peter'S And The Vatican im April 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 31.250,00 (€ 25.882,06).
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