Birch, Thomas
The Heads Of Illustrious Persons Of Great Britain. London: William Baynes, 1813
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian, Lot 156
28. Mar - 28. Mar 2017
Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian, Lot 156
28. Mar - 28. Mar 2017
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 813 GBP
Price realised: 813 GBP
Description
Birch, Thomas
THE HEADS OF ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONS OF GREAT BRITAIN. LONDON: WILLIAM BAYNES, 1813
folio (502 x 315mm.), new edition, illustrated with engraved title and 108 full-page engraved portrait plates by Houbraken and Vertue, each with two pages of descriptive letterpress, contemporary red straight-grain morocco, decorative border in gilt and blind, spine gilt in compartments, lacking half-title?, some spotting and staining, light offsetting, front hinge cracking, binding slightly rubbed
THE HEADS OF ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONS OF GREAT BRITAIN. LONDON: WILLIAM BAYNES, 1813
folio (502 x 315mm.), new edition, illustrated with engraved title and 108 full-page engraved portrait plates by Houbraken and Vertue, each with two pages of descriptive letterpress, contemporary red straight-grain morocco, decorative border in gilt and blind, spine gilt in compartments, lacking half-title?, some spotting and staining, light offsetting, front hinge cracking, binding slightly rubbed
Upper estimate price exceeded by 36 %.
In March 2017 Sothebys in London held the auction Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian, which included the work The Heads Of Illustrious Persons Of Great Britain. London: William Baynes, 1813 by Thomas Birch. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 813.00 (€ 952.76), 36% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Thomas Birch achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Battery And Harbor, New York in December 2008 with an auction result of USD 482,500.00 (€ 346,648.47).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 36 % übertroffen
Im März 2017 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Two Great Scottish Collections: Property from the Forbeses of Pitsligo and the Marquesses of Lothian durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Heads Of Illustrious Persons Of Great Britain. London: William Baynes, 1813 von Thomas Birch zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 813,00 (€ 952,76) und damit 36% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Thomas Birch erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Battery And Harbor, New York im Dezember 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 482.500,00 (€ 346.648,47).
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