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- William Adolphus Knell
- A merchantman preparing to leave her anchorage amidst other shipping off Leith, with a panorama of Edinburgh beyond
William Adolphus Knell
A merchantman preparing to leave her anchorage amidst other shipping off Leith, with a panorama of Edinburgh beyond
Estimate: 7.000 - 9.000 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Description
William Adolphus Knell (c.1808-1875)
A merchantman preparing to leave her anchorage amidst other shipping off Leith, with a panorama of Edinburgh beyond
signed 'W.A. Knell. Senr' (lower right)
oil on canvas
22¾ x 42¼ in. (60.4 x 107.3 cm.)
A merchantman preparing to leave her anchorage amidst other shipping off Leith, with a panorama of Edinburgh beyond
signed 'W.A. Knell. Senr' (lower right)
oil on canvas
22¾ x 42¼ in. (60.4 x 107.3 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In October 2008 Christies in London held the auction Maritime Art, which included the work A merchantman preparing to leave her anchorage amidst other shipping off Leith, with a panorama of Edinburgh beyond by William Adolphus Knell. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 7,000.00 – 9,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 7,500.00 (€ 9,559.81) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by William Adolphus Knell have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in May 2012 the work The East Indiaman Exeter making for the Ladrone Islands, China, 1805 was auctioned for GBP 11,250.00 (€ 14,017.01).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Oktober 2008 führte Christies in London die Auktion Maritime Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit A merchantman preparing to leave her anchorage amidst other shipping off Leith, with a panorama of Edinburgh beyond von William Adolphus Knell zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 7.000,00 – 9.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 7.500,00 (€ 9.559,81) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von William Adolphus Knell konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Mai 2012 die Arbeit The East Indiaman Exeter making for the Ladrone Islands, China, 1805 für GBP 11.250,00 (€ 14.017,01) versteigert.