William Frederick Mitchell
H.M.S. Grampus in the Pacific off Bora Bora, Tahiti
Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
Price realised: 1.125 GBP
Price realised: 1.125 GBP
Description
William Frederick Mitchell (1845-1914)
H.M.S. Grampus in the Pacific off Bora Bora, Tahiti
signed and dated 'W F Mitchell/1876' (lower right), numbered '793' (lower left), inscribed as title and further inscribed 'Wm (afterwards) 15th Lord Elphinstone was a Midshipman in her/1845 - 1847' (on a label attached to the backing)
brown ink and watercolour with touches of white heightening and with scratching out
9¾ x 13½ in. (24.8 x 34.4 cm.)
H.M.S. Grampus in the Pacific off Bora Bora, Tahiti
signed and dated 'W F Mitchell/1876' (lower right), numbered '793' (lower left), inscribed as title and further inscribed 'Wm (afterwards) 15th Lord Elphinstone was a Midshipman in her/1845 - 1847' (on a label attached to the backing)
brown ink and watercolour with touches of white heightening and with scratching out
9¾ x 13½ in. (24.8 x 34.4 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 61 %.
The work H.M.S. Grampus in the Pacific off Bora Bora, Tahiti by William Frederick Mitchell was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2007. It achieved a price of GBP 1,125.00 (€ 1,575.29), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 61%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William Frederick Mitchell - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work A collection of shipping scenes, which sold at auction in January last year for GBP 4,788.00 (€ 5,739.02).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 61 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit H.M.S. Grampus in the Pacific off Bora Bora, Tahiti von William Frederick Mitchell kam im November 2007 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.125,00 (€ 1.575,29) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 61%. Für andere Arbeiten von William Frederick Mitchell mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit A collection of shipping scenes beobachtet, die im Januar letzten Jahres für GBP 4.788,00 (€ 5.739,02) versteigert wurde.
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