Captain Richard Aldworth Oliver, R.N.

Sketches in New Zealand

Found at Christies, London
Topographical Pictures, Lot 5
15. Dec - 15. Dec 2016
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 17.500 GBP
twenty watercolours and drawings of Maoris and New Zealand scenery, one titled '"Otago" Native Houses near the heads', one inscribed and dated 'Hutt NZ / Octr 3 48', one portrait titled 'E'Toa', one river landscape indistinctly inscribed 'Wangan..'
pencil and watercolour on paper
unframed
11 x 14 7/8in. (28 x 37.7cm.) and smaller
with a large collection of unframed watercolours and drawings of British and Continental scenery including subjects taken in Turkey (1830's), Italy (1843), the Pyrenees and Madeira
By descent from the artist to the present owner.

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Sketches in New Zealand by Captain Richard Aldworth Oliver was sold in the Topographical Pictures auction at Christies in London in December 2016. The price achieved of GBP 17,500.00 (€ 20,460.34) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 15,000.00 – 20,000.00. Other works by Captain Richard Aldworth Oliver have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in December 2016 the work Sketches in the New Hebrides and New Caledonia was auctioned for GBP 27,500.00 (€ 32,151.96).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Sketches in New Zealand von Captain Richard Aldworth Oliver wurde im Dezember 2016 in der Auktion Topographical Pictures bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 17.500,00 (€ 20.460,34) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 15.000,00 – 20.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Captain Richard Aldworth Oliver konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Dezember 2016 die Arbeit Sketches in the New Hebrides and New Caledonia für GBP 27.500,00 (€ 32.151,96) versteigert.

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