William Gibbons
The Light of all Nations: The Eddystone rock and lighthouse off Plymouth in the English Channel
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 191 GBP
Price realised: 191 GBP
Description
William Gibbons, 19th Century
The Light of all Nations: The Eddystone rock and lighthouse off Plymouth in the English Channel
signed 'The light of all nations/The Eddystone rock and lighthouse/off Plymouth in the English/Channel./W. Gibbons/Artist/Plymouth' (on the reverse)
oil on paper
5¼ x 7¾ in. (13.3 x 19.7 cm.)
The Light of all Nations: The Eddystone rock and lighthouse off Plymouth in the English Channel
signed 'The light of all nations/The Eddystone rock and lighthouse/off Plymouth in the English/Channel./W. Gibbons/Artist/Plymouth' (on the reverse)
oil on paper
5¼ x 7¾ in. (13.3 x 19.7 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by William Gibbons could be acquired at Christies in London in May 2004 for an unexpectedly low price. In the Maritime Pictures auction, the work The Light of all Nations: The Eddystone rock and lighthouse off Plymouth in the English Channel changed hands for GBP 191.20 (€ 286.87) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 300.00 – 500.00. Admittedly, works by William Gibbons have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Racing cutters running into the estuary at Dartmouth in May 2003 with an auction result of GBP 1,292.50 (€ 1,800.78).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Gibbons konnte im Mai 2004 bei Christies in London für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Maritime Pictures wechselte die Arbeit The Light of all Nations: The Eddystone rock and lighthouse off Plymouth in the English Channel für GBP 191,20 (€ 286,87) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 300,00 – 500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Gibbons auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Racing cutters running into the estuary at Dartmouth im Mai 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.292,50 (€ 1.800,78).
William Gibbons - Auction history
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