Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

Ships Tacking to Windward

Found at Christies, London
Nordic Art andDesign, Lot 72
31. Oct - 31. Oct 2006
Estimate: 150.000 - 200.000 GBP
Price realised: 164.800 GBP
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (Danish, 1783-1853)
Ships Tacking to Windward
dated '1825' (lower left)
oil on canvas
15¼ x 21¼ in. (38.7 x 54 cm.)
Painted in 1825

Auction result well in line with expectations

In October 2006 Christies in London held the auction Nordic Art andDesign, which included the work Ships Tacking to Windward by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg. The price achieved of GBP 164,800.00 (€ 246,225.88) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 150,000.00 – 200,000.00. Other works by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in May 2008 the work Danish Forum Romanum Set Fra Colosseum (The Forum Romanum From The Colosseum) was auctioned for GBP 240,500.00 (€ 305,926.51).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Oktober 2006 führte Christies in London die Auktion Nordic Art andDesign durch, in der auch die Arbeit Ships Tacking to Windward von Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 164.800,00 (€ 246.225,88) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 150.000,00 – 200.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Mai 2008 die Arbeit Danish Forum Romanum Set Fra Colosseum (The Forum Romanum From The Colosseum) für GBP 240.500,00 (€ 305.926,51) versteigert.

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