William Edward Atkins
Fishing boats leaving Portsmouth; and Portsmouth, moonlight
Found at
Christies,
London
British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, Lot 300
19. Oct - 19. Oct 2000
British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings, Lot 300
19. Oct - 19. Oct 2000
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 940 GBP
Price realised: 940 GBP
Description
William Edward Atkins (1842-1910) Fishing boats leaving Portsmouth; and Portsmouth, moonlight
both signed 'W.E Atkins' (lower right and lower left) and inscribed 'Fishing boats leaving/Portsmouth-' and 'Portsmouth, moonlight-' on labels attached to the backboard
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
5¾ x 10¾in. (14.5 x 27.4cm.)
a pair (2)
both signed 'W.E Atkins' (lower right and lower left) and inscribed 'Fishing boats leaving/Portsmouth-' and 'Portsmouth, moonlight-' on labels attached to the backboard
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
5¾ x 10¾in. (14.5 x 27.4cm.)
a pair (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by William Edward Atkins achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in October 2000. In the British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings auction, the work Fishing boats leaving Portsmouth; and Portsmouth, moonlight sold for GBP 940.00 (€ 1,606.73) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 500.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by William Edward Atkins; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot The Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805: The destruction of the French 74-gun Achille sold at auction in November 2000 with the realized price of GBP 1,410.00 (€ 2,304.59).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Edward Atkins erzielte im Oktober 2000 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion British and Continental Watercolours and Drawings wurde die Arbeit Fishing boats leaving Portsmouth; and Portsmouth, moonlight für GBP 940,00 (€ 1.606,73) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 500,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von William Edward Atkins; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit The Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805: The destruction of the French 74-gun Achille im November 2000 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 1.410,00 (€ 2.304,59).
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