Robert Ernest Roe's Auction Record Jumps 47%
3 min read · 07 Feb 2025
Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Robert Ernest Roe, Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 (1881) sold for $84,000, more than twice the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on February 6. The oil on canvas work has been traded twice in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $27,000, a 47% rise.
The artist’s previous auction record was set by the same work, selling for $57,000 at Christie's on May 11, 2000.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025-02-06 | Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 | $84,000 | 47 % | Sotheby's | New York |
2000-05-11 | Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 | $57,000 | - | Christie's | London |
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