Bryan de Grineau
A special test of a scale model of St. Paul's Cathedral and London at the National Physical Laboratory at Teddington; and The night watch on the world's best policed waterway: A Thames river police launch surprises thieves at work on lighters (both i
Estimate: 300 - 500 GBP
Price realised: 475 GBP
Price realised: 475 GBP
Description
Bryan de Grineau (1883-1957)
A special test of a scale model of St. Paul's Cathedral and London at the National Physical Laboratory at Teddington; and The night watch on the world's best policed waterway: A Thames river police launch surprises thieves at work on lighters (both illustrated)
the first signed, inscribed and dated 'BRYAN DE GRINEAU/N. P. L. TEDDINGTON/1950' (lower right); the second signed, inscribed and dated 'BRYAN DE GRINEAU/THAMES RIVER POLICE/1950' (lower left)
the first, pencil; the second, charcoal heightened with white, both unframed
15 x 22 ¼ in. (38 x 56.5 cm.)
(2)
A special test of a scale model of St. Paul's Cathedral and London at the National Physical Laboratory at Teddington; and The night watch on the world's best policed waterway: A Thames river police launch surprises thieves at work on lighters (both illustrated)
the first signed, inscribed and dated 'BRYAN DE GRINEAU/N. P. L. TEDDINGTON/1950' (lower right); the second signed, inscribed and dated 'BRYAN DE GRINEAU/THAMES RIVER POLICE/1950' (lower left)
the first, pencil; the second, charcoal heightened with white, both unframed
15 x 22 ¼ in. (38 x 56.5 cm.)
(2)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In October 2014 Christies in London held the auction Christie's Interiors, which included the work A special test of a scale model of St. Paul's Cathedral and London at the National Physical Laboratory at Teddington; and The night watch on the world's best policed waterway: A Thames river police launch surprises thieves at work on lighters (both i by Bryan de Grineau. It changed hands for a price of GBP 475.00 (€ 606.51) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of GBP 300.00 – 500.00. Admittedly, works by Bryan de Grineau have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work I Spy Strangers: Churchill in March 2018 with an auction result of GBP 5,000.00 (€ 5,692.78).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Oktober 2014 führte Christies in London die Auktion Christie's Interiors durch, in der auch die Arbeit A special test of a scale model of St. Paul's Cathedral and London at the National Physical Laboratory at Teddington; and The night watch on the world's best policed waterway: A Thames river police launch surprises thieves at work on lighters (both i von Bryan de Grineau zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von GBP 475,00 (€ 606,51) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 300,00 – 500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Bryan de Grineau auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit I Spy Strangers: Churchill im März 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 5.000,00 (€ 5.692,78).
Bryan de Grineau - Auction history
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