Thomas Sewell Robins
Ships of war manoeuvring for the attack on Aden, 17 January 1839; and Preparing for the attack on Aden, 18 January 1839
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 1.250 GBP
Price realised: 1.250 GBP
Description
the second signed with initials and dated 'T.S.R. 18..' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper
10 7/8 x 18.6/8in. (27.6 x 47.6cm.);
11 x 20 7/8in (27.9 x 53cm.)
(2)
Private collection, London.
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper
10 7/8 x 18.6/8in. (27.6 x 47.6cm.);
11 x 20 7/8in (27.9 x 53cm.)
(2)
Private collection, London.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Ships of war manoeuvring for the attack on Aden, 17 January 1839; and Preparing for the attack on Aden, 18 January 1839 by Thomas Sewell Robins was auctioned at Christies in London in December 2016, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 1,500.00 – 2,500.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 1,250.00 (€ 1,461.45). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Thomas Sewell Robins achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Studies of the cutter yacht Cygnet, one showing her beating Vision at the Southampton Regatta in 1848; the other with Cygnet winning the Queen's Cup at Cowes in 1849, a pair each 54 x 76.8cm (21 1/4 x 30 1/4in). (2) in October last year with an auction result of GBP 49,440.00 (€ 57,597.05).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Ships of war manoeuvring for the attack on Aden, 17 January 1839; and Preparing for the attack on Aden, 18 January 1839 von Thomas Sewell Robins im Dezember 2016 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 1.500,00 – 2.500,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 1.250,00 (€ 1.461,45) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Thomas Sewell Robins erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Studies of the cutter yacht Cygnet, one showing her beating Vision at the Southampton Regatta in 1848; the other with Cygnet winning the Queen's Cup at Cowes in 1849, a pair each 54 x 76.8cm (21 1/4 x 30 1/4in). (2) im Oktober letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 49.440,00
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