Charles Bentley, O.W.S.
The Rescue At Fowey Harbour, Cornwall; Together With Low Tide
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Masters, Lot 525
29. Oct - 29. Oct 2014
Old Masters, Lot 525
29. Oct - 29. Oct 2014
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Charles Bentley, O.W.S.
LONDON 1806 - 1854
THE RESCUE AT FOWEY HARBOUR, CORNWALL; TOGETHER WITH LOW TIDE
Quantity: 2
Both watercolour over pencil, heightened with bodycolour, scratching out and gum arabic
30.2 by 43 cm; 11 3/4 by 16 3/4 in.; 24.9 by 35.3 cm,; 9 3/4 by 13 3/4 in.
The first: sale, London, Sotheby’s, 25 January 2007, lot 121 | with John Spink, London; | by whom sold to the present owner; | the second: with the Fine Art Society, London, 1965 | sale, London, Bonham’s, 9 November 2004, lot 81 | with John Spink, London, 2005; | by whom sold to the present owner
LONDON 1806 - 1854
THE RESCUE AT FOWEY HARBOUR, CORNWALL; TOGETHER WITH LOW TIDE
Quantity: 2
Both watercolour over pencil, heightened with bodycolour, scratching out and gum arabic
30.2 by 43 cm; 11 3/4 by 16 3/4 in.; 24.9 by 35.3 cm,; 9 3/4 by 13 3/4 in.
The first: sale, London, Sotheby’s, 25 January 2007, lot 121 | with John Spink, London; | by whom sold to the present owner; | the second: with the Fine Art Society, London, 1965 | sale, London, Bonham’s, 9 November 2004, lot 81 | with John Spink, London, 2005; | by whom sold to the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Rescue At Fowey Harbour, Cornwall; Together With Low Tide by Charles Bentley was auctioned at Sothebys in London in October 2014. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 3,500.00 (€ 4,468.99) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Charles Bentley have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in December 2017 the work Shipping At The Mouth Of A French Harbour was auctioned for GBP 4,750.00 (€ 5,345.43).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Rescue At Fowey Harbour, Cornwall; Together With Low Tide von Charles Bentley kam im Oktober 2014 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 3.500,00 (€ 4.468,99) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Charles Bentley konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Dezember 2017 die Arbeit Shipping At The Mouth Of A French Harbour für GBP 4.750,00 (€ 5.345,43) versteigert.
Charles Bentley - Auction history
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