William John Huggins
The Clipper 'Red Rover' Off The China Coast
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 10.625 GBP
Price realised: 10.625 GBP
Description
William John Huggins
UNKNOWN 1781 - 1845 LONDON
THE CLIPPER 'RED ROVER' OFF THE CHINA COAST
inscription on the reverse: 'Red Rover/ belonging to Alexander Robertson./ father of M F Longueville'
oil on canvas, unlined
69.8 x 97.4 cm.; 27 1/2 x 38 3/8 in.
Mr. Alexander Robertson, Merchant of Macao (according to an inscription on the reverse); | by descent within the family until sold; | Anonymous sale, ('The property of a lady'), London, Sotheby's, 12 March 1986, lot 3, for £21,000; | With Martyn Gregory, London.
UNKNOWN 1781 - 1845 LONDON
THE CLIPPER 'RED ROVER' OFF THE CHINA COAST
inscription on the reverse: 'Red Rover/ belonging to Alexander Robertson./ father of M F Longueville'
oil on canvas, unlined
69.8 x 97.4 cm.; 27 1/2 x 38 3/8 in.
Mr. Alexander Robertson, Merchant of Macao (according to an inscription on the reverse); | by descent within the family until sold; | Anonymous sale, ('The property of a lady'), London, Sotheby's, 12 March 1986, lot 3, for £21,000; | With Martyn Gregory, London.
Auction result well in line with expectations
In May 2017 Sothebys in London held the auction Old Masters, which included the work The Clipper 'Red Rover' Off The China Coast by William John Huggins. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 10,000.00 – 15,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 10,625.00 (€ 12,203.24) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William John Huggins - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Opium Ships At Lintin, China, 1824, which sold at auction in April 2011 for GBP 37,250.00 (€ 41,949.92).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Mai 2017 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Old Masters durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Clipper 'Red Rover' Off The China Coast von William John Huggins zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 10.000,00 – 15.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 10.625,00 (€ 12.203,24) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von William John Huggins mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Opium Ships At Lintin, China, 1824 beobachtet, die im April 2011 für GBP 37.250,00 (€ 41.949,92) versteigert wurde.
William John Huggins - Auction history
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