William Frederick Mitchell
HMS Alert and Discovery in the Arctic
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
Out of Office: Art that Transports, Lot 40
20. Mai - 10. Jun. 2020
Out of Office: Art that Transports, Lot 40
20. Mai - 10. Jun. 2020
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.000 GBP
Description
signed and dated ‘W F Mitchell 1875’ (lower right) and numbered '729' (lower left), numbered and titled '729 "Alert" and "Discovery"' (on the reverse)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper
20 x 29 in. (50.8 x 73.7 cm.)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper
20 x 29 in. (50.8 x 73.7 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work HMS Alert and Discovery in the Arctic by William Frederick Mitchell was auctioned at Christies in London in June 2020. The price achieved of GBP 5,000.00 (€ 5,506.63) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 4,000.00 – 6,000.00. Other works by William Frederick Mitchell have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in January last year the work A collection of shipping scenes was auctioned for GBP 4,788.00 (€ 5,739.02).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit HMS Alert and Discovery in the Arctic von William Frederick Mitchell kam im Juni 2020 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 5.000,00 (€ 5.506,63) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von William Frederick Mitchell konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Januar letzten Jahres die Arbeit A collection of shipping scenes für GBP 4.788,00 (€ 5.739,02) versteigert.
William Frederick Mitchell - Auction history
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