William Anslow Thornbery
Fishing boats off Scarborough by moonlight
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 1.088 GBP
Price realised: 1.088 GBP
Description
William Anslow Thornbery (British, 1847-1907) alias 'Thornley'
Fishing boats off Scarborough by moonlight
signed '-THORNLEY-' (lower left)
oil on canvas
35.6 x 30.6cm (14 x 12 1/16in).
With The Clayton Gallery, Newcastle. | Private collection, UK (purchased from the above in 1973).
Fishing boats off Scarborough by moonlight
signed '-THORNLEY-' (lower left)
oil on canvas
35.6 x 30.6cm (14 x 12 1/16in).
With The Clayton Gallery, Newcastle. | Private collection, UK (purchased from the above in 1973).
A top price for William Anslow Thornbery
In October this year Bonhams in London held the auction The Marine Sale, which included the work Fishing boats off Scarborough by moonlight by William Anslow Thornbery. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 1,088.00 (€ 1,249.33), 36% above the upper estimate. With this result, Fishing boats off Scarborough by moonlight is even the most expensive work of art by William Anslow Thornbery that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Anslow Thornbery
Im Oktober diesen Jahres führte Bonhams in London die Auktion The Marine Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Fishing boats off Scarborough by moonlight von William Anslow Thornbery zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 1.088,00 (€ 1.249,33) und damit 36% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Fishing boats off Scarborough by moonlight sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von William Anslow Thornbery, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
William Anslow Thornbery - Auction history
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