William Edward Atkins
H.M.S. Victory saluting a Royal Navy brig being towed past the old flagship's permanent mooring into Portsmouth harbour
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 360 GBP
Price realised: 360 GBP
Description
William Edward Atkins (1842-1910)
H.M.S. Victory saluting a Royal Navy brig being towed past the old flagship's permanent mooring into Portsmouth harbour
signed 'W.E. Atkins' (lower left)
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour heightened with white
10¾ x 19 in. (27.4 x 48.3 cm.)
H.M.S. Victory saluting a Royal Navy brig being towed past the old flagship's permanent mooring into Portsmouth harbour
signed 'W.E. Atkins' (lower left)
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour heightened with white
10¾ x 19 in. (27.4 x 48.3 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work H.M.S. Victory saluting a Royal Navy brig being towed past the old flagship's permanent mooring into Portsmouth harbour by William Edward Atkins was sold in the MARITIME PICTURES auction at Christies in London in May 2005. The price achieved of GBP 360.00 (€ 531.47) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 300.00 – 500.00. Admittedly, works by William Edward Atkins 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 Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805: The destruction of the French 74-gun Achille in November 2000 with an auction result of GBP 1,410.00 (€ 2,304.59).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit H.M.S. Victory saluting a Royal Navy brig being towed past the old flagship's permanent mooring into Portsmouth harbour von William Edward Atkins wurde im Mai 2005 in der Auktion MARITIME PICTURES bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 360,00 (€ 531,47) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 300,00 – 500,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Edward Atkins auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805: The destruction of the French 74-gun Achille im November 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.410,00 (€ 2.304,59).
William Edward Atkins - Auction history
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