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- A paddlesteamer and other shipping in a heavy swell
Vilhelm Melbye
A paddlesteamer and other shipping in a heavy swell
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 GBP
Price realised: 6.250 GBP
Price realised: 6.250 GBP
Description
Vilhelm Melbye (Elsinore 1824-1882 Roskilde)
A paddlesteamer and other shipping in a heavy swell
signed and dated 'William Melby [sic] 1868' (lower left)
oil on canvas
22½ x 28 in. (57.2 x 71.2 cm.)
A paddlesteamer and other shipping in a heavy swell
signed and dated 'William Melby [sic] 1868' (lower left)
oil on canvas
22½ x 28 in. (57.2 x 71.2 cm.)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work A paddlesteamer and other shipping in a heavy swell by Vilhelm Melbye was worth GBP 6,250.00 (€ 7,146.89) to a buyer in May 2011. This price was achieved in the auction Maritime Art at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 2,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Vilhelm Melbye have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A Spanish felucca, British warships and other shipping in the Mediterranean off Gibraltar in May 2012 with an auction result of GBP 43,250.00 (€ 53,887.60).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit A paddlesteamer and other shipping in a heavy swell von Vilhelm Melbye war einem Käufer im Mai 2011 GBP 6.250,00 (€ 7.146,89) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Maritime Art bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Vilhelm Melbye auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A Spanish felucca, British warships and other shipping in the Mediterranean off Gibraltar im Mai 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 43.250,00 (€ 53.887,60).