Thomas Whitcombe
The Celebrated Engagement During Which H.M.S. Shannon Captured The American Frigate Chesapeake, 1St June 1813
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 23.750 GBP
Price realised: 23.750 GBP
Description
Thomas Whitcombe
LONDON CIRCA 1752 - CIRCA 1824
THE CELEBRATED ENGAGEMENT DURING WHICH H.M.S. SHANNON CAPTURED THE AMERICAN FRIGATE CHESAPEAKE, 1ST JUNE 1813
signed lower left: Tho. Whitcombe
oil on canvas
43 x 60.9 cm.; 17 x 24 in.
With Frost & Reed, London (according to a label on the reverse); | With Richard Green, London (according to a label on the reverse); | Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's Parke Bernet, 29 May 1980, lot 13 (as one of a pair); | Anonymous sale, London, Bonhams, 13 September 2005, lot 127; | Where acquired by the present owner.
LONDON CIRCA 1752 - CIRCA 1824
THE CELEBRATED ENGAGEMENT DURING WHICH H.M.S. SHANNON CAPTURED THE AMERICAN FRIGATE CHESAPEAKE, 1ST JUNE 1813
signed lower left: Tho. Whitcombe
oil on canvas
43 x 60.9 cm.; 17 x 24 in.
With Frost & Reed, London (according to a label on the reverse); | With Richard Green, London (according to a label on the reverse); | Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby's Parke Bernet, 29 May 1980, lot 13 (as one of a pair); | Anonymous sale, London, Bonhams, 13 September 2005, lot 127; | Where acquired by the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 32 %.
The work The Celebrated Engagement During Which H.M.S. Shannon Captured The American Frigate Chesapeake, 1St June 1813 by Thomas Whitcombe was auctioned at Sothebys in London in January 2018. It achieved a price of GBP 23,750.00 (€ 27,117.20), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 32%. Admittedly, works by Thomas Whitcombe have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work A view of St. Helier, Jersey, with Elizabeth Castle beyond in October 2007 with an auction result of GBP 132,500.00 (€ 190,278.72).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 32 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Celebrated Engagement During Which H.M.S. Shannon Captured The American Frigate Chesapeake, 1St June 1813 von Thomas Whitcombe kam im Januar 2018 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 23.750,00 (€ 27.117,20) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 32%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Thomas Whitcombe auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit A view of St. Helier, Jersey, with Elizabeth Castle beyond im Oktober 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 132.500,00 (€ 190.278,72).
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