Adam Johann Von Krusenstern
Unknown
Found at
Christies,
London
THE P.R. SANDWELL COLLECTION OF PACIFIC AND ARCTIC VOYAGES, Lot 60
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2005
THE P.R. SANDWELL COLLECTION OF PACIFIC AND ARCTIC VOYAGES, Lot 60
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2005
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 8.400 GBP
Price realised: 8.400 GBP
Description
ADAM JOHANN VON KRUSENSTERN (1770-1846)
Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1803, 1804, 1805, & 1806, by order of His Imperial Majesty Alexander the First, on board the Ships 'Nadeshda' and 'Neva'. London: Printed by C. Roworth [I] and T. Davison [II] for John Murray and the Board of Longitude, 1813. 2 volumes, 4° (279 x 222mm). 2 hand-coloured aquatint frontispieces, folding engraved map. (Plates and map offset and slightly spotted.) Contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards in Regency style, flat spines lettered in gilt at the head and densely gilt with floral and foliate tools, top edge gilt (very lightly rubbed). Provenance: Sir George Francis Wyndham Bt, RN, 1834 (1786-1845, joined the Royal Navy in 1799 and commissioned Captain in 1812, becoming fourth Earl of Egremont on his uncle's death in 1837, inscription on vol. I title and bookplates as Earl of Egremont on upper pastedowns) -- Carl Wendell Carlsmith (engraved calling card on first blank).
THE EGREMONT COPY OF THE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION OF THE FIRST RUSSIAN CIRCUMNAVIGATION commanded by Krusenstern with a brilliant corps of officers -- Lisianski, commanding the Neva, Rezanov, Langsdorff, Kotzebue and Bellingshausen -- all men who went on to make their mark on Pacific exploration. Although sponsored by the Tsar, the voyage was funded by the Russian American Company to 'open relations with Nippon and the Sandwich Islands, to facilitate trade in South America, to examine California for a possible colony, and to make a thorough study and report on the Northwest coast, its trade and future'. The great importance of this work is its contribution to hydrographic knowledge of the Pacific coast of North America. By reason of Krusenstern's precise nature, he objected to Richard Hoppner's sometimes inaccurate translation, particularly of navigational terms and references. Separately, Lisiansky in the Neva called at Easter Island and together the two ships sailed for the Marquesas an
Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1803, 1804, 1805, & 1806, by order of His Imperial Majesty Alexander the First, on board the Ships 'Nadeshda' and 'Neva'. London: Printed by C. Roworth [I] and T. Davison [II] for John Murray and the Board of Longitude, 1813. 2 volumes, 4° (279 x 222mm). 2 hand-coloured aquatint frontispieces, folding engraved map. (Plates and map offset and slightly spotted.) Contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards in Regency style, flat spines lettered in gilt at the head and densely gilt with floral and foliate tools, top edge gilt (very lightly rubbed). Provenance: Sir George Francis Wyndham Bt, RN, 1834 (1786-1845, joined the Royal Navy in 1799 and commissioned Captain in 1812, becoming fourth Earl of Egremont on his uncle's death in 1837, inscription on vol. I title and bookplates as Earl of Egremont on upper pastedowns) -- Carl Wendell Carlsmith (engraved calling card on first blank).
THE EGREMONT COPY OF THE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION OF THE FIRST RUSSIAN CIRCUMNAVIGATION commanded by Krusenstern with a brilliant corps of officers -- Lisianski, commanding the Neva, Rezanov, Langsdorff, Kotzebue and Bellingshausen -- all men who went on to make their mark on Pacific exploration. Although sponsored by the Tsar, the voyage was funded by the Russian American Company to 'open relations with Nippon and the Sandwich Islands, to facilitate trade in South America, to examine California for a possible colony, and to make a thorough study and report on the Northwest coast, its trade and future'. The great importance of this work is its contribution to hydrographic knowledge of the Pacific coast of North America. By reason of Krusenstern's precise nature, he objected to Richard Hoppner's sometimes inaccurate translation, particularly of navigational terms and references. Separately, Lisiansky in the Neva called at Easter Island and together the two ships sailed for the Marquesas an
A top price for Adam J. von Krusenstern
In September 2005 Christies in London held the auction THE P.R. SANDWELL COLLECTION OF PACIFIC AND ARCTIC VOYAGES, which included the work Unknown by Adam J. von Krusenstern. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 8,400.00 (€ 12,327.62), 40% above the upper estimate. With this result, Unknown is even the most expensive work of art by Adam J. von Krusenstern that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Adam J. von Krusenstern
Im September 2005 führte Christies in London die Auktion THE P.R. SANDWELL COLLECTION OF PACIFIC AND ARCTIC VOYAGES durch, in der auch die Arbeit Unknown von Adam J. von Krusenstern zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 8.400,00 (€ 12.327,62) und damit 40% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Unknown sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Adam J. von Krusenstern, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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