Thomas Mitchell
British view Of Plymouth Sound With A Third Rate British Man Of War And Other Shipping In The Roads Off Drake'S Island
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Art of Travel and Exploration, Lot 23
13. Dec - 13. Dec 2018
Art of Travel and Exploration, Lot 23
13. Dec - 13. Dec 2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Thomas Mitchell
1735 - 1790
BRITISHVIEW OF PLYMOUTH SOUND WITH A THIRD RATE BRITISH MAN OF WAR AND OTHER SHIPPING IN THE ROADS OFF DRAKE'S ISLAND
signed and dated Thos. Mitchell 1785 on the rock, lower centre
oil on canvas
101.5 by 134.5cm., 40 by 53in.
Private collection, England, by circa 1930; thence by descent to the previous owner
1735 - 1790
BRITISHVIEW OF PLYMOUTH SOUND WITH A THIRD RATE BRITISH MAN OF WAR AND OTHER SHIPPING IN THE ROADS OFF DRAKE'S ISLAND
signed and dated Thos. Mitchell 1785 on the rock, lower centre
oil on canvas
101.5 by 134.5cm., 40 by 53in.
Private collection, England, by circa 1930; thence by descent to the previous owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by Thomas Mitchell could be acquired at Sothebys in London in December 2018 for an unexpectedly low price. In the Art of Travel and Exploration auction, the work British view Of Plymouth Sound With A Third Rate British Man Of War And Other Shipping In The Roads Off Drake'S Island changed hands for GBP 16,250.00 (€ 18,103.94) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 20,000.00 – 30,000.00. Other works by Thomas Mitchell have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in April 2018 by the work The Tiber, Rome, Looking Downstream With The Castel And Ponte Sant'Angelo, Saint Peter'S And The Vatican at USD 31,250.00 (€ 25,882.06).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Thomas Mitchell konnte im Dezember 2018 bei Sothebys in London für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Art of Travel and Exploration wechselte die Arbeit British view Of Plymouth Sound With A Third Rate British Man Of War And Other Shipping In The Roads Off Drake'S Island für GBP 16.250,00 (€ 18.103,94) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 20.000,00 – 30.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Thomas Mitchell wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im April 2018 die Arbeit The Tiber, Rome, Looking Downstream With The Castel And Ponte Sant'Angelo, Saint Peter'S And The Vatican mit USD 31.250,00 (€ 25.882,06).
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