Col. George Francis White

Ruins at Dacca, Bengal; On the Ganges River, Himalayas; On the Ganges at Pottergotta; The Qut'b Minar, Delhi; The Phowree Gunge Ghat, Ganges; and The Souser Ghaut, on the Ganges

Found at Christies, London
Exploration & Travel with Visions of India, Lot 246
21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.875 GBP
Col. George Francis White (1808-1898)
Ruins at Dacca, Bengal; On the Ganges River, Himalayas; On the Ganges at Pottergotta; The Qut'b Minar, Delhi; The Phowree Gunge Ghat, Ganges; and The Souser Ghaut, on the Ganges
one signed 'G.F.White' (lower right), one signed 'G.F.White dett.' (lower left), one signed with initials 'G.F.W./del' (lower right), one signed with initials 'G.F.W.' (lower right), one signed with initials and dated 'G.F.W. del 4th Feb./42.' (lower right), one signed with initials and dated 'G.F.W. del. 1830' (lower right), all inscribed with title
pencil, five heightened with white, on grey or buff paper, unframed
12 x 181/8 in. (30.5 x 46 cm.); and slightly smaller (6)

Upper estimated price slightly exceeded

The work Ruins at Dacca, Bengal; On the Ganges River, Himalayas; On the Ganges at Pottergotta; The Qut'b Minar, Delhi; The Phowree Gunge Ghat, Ganges; and The Souser Ghaut, on the Ganges by George Francis White was sold in the Exploration & Travel with Visions of India auction at Christies in London in September 2000. It achieved a price of GBP 5,875.00 (€ 9,830.67), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 18%. Other works by George Francis White have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 7,800.00 (€ 11,418.29) in July 2006 for the work Lieutenant-Colonel George Francis White (1808-1898).

Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen

Die Arbeit Ruins at Dacca, Bengal; On the Ganges River, Himalayas; On the Ganges at Pottergotta; The Qut'b Minar, Delhi; The Phowree Gunge Ghat, Ganges; and The Souser Ghaut, on the Ganges von George Francis White wurde im September 2000 in der Auktion Exploration & Travel with Visions of India bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 5.875,00 (€ 9.830,67) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 18%. Andere Arbeiten von George Francis White haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 7.800,00 (€ 11.418,29) im Juli 2006 für die Arbeit Lieutenant-Colonel George Francis White (1808-1898) beobachtet.

Other artists in this auction

George Chinnery - Chinese at cards by a wall
George Chinnery
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: Chinese at cards by a wall
Price: 15.275 GBP
Found at Christies
244 auction results
Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier - Cape Cottages
Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: Cape Cottages
Price: 2.350 GBP
Found at Christies
11 auction results
Gerard Sekoto - Senegalese Women
Gerard Sekoto
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: Senegalese Women
Price: 2.350 GBP
Found at Christies
92 auction results
Irma Stern - Seated Arab Woman
Irma Stern
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: Seated Arab Woman
Price: 16.450 GBP
Found at Christies
88 auction results
Hugo Vildfred Pedersen - The Taj Mahal by night, Agra
Hugo Vildfred Pedersen
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: The Taj Mahal by night, Agra
Price: 2.350 GBP
Found at Christies
40 auction results
Thomas William Bowler - Keiskamma, Evening
Thomas William Bowler
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: Keiskamma, Evening
Price: 14.100 GBP
Found at Christies
9 auction results
George Landseer - Portrait of Sir Chamarajendra Wodyar, Maharajah of Mysore, seated, half-length, in a white costume with a belt bearing a miniature portrait of Queen Victoria and a blue and gold turban
George Landseer
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: Portrait of Sir Chamarajendra Wodyar, Maharajah of Mysore, seated, half-length, in a white costume with a belt bearing a miniature portrait of Queen Victoria and a blue and gold turban
Price: 8.813 GBP
Found at Christies
5 auction results
Edwin Lord Weeks - Temple and tanks of Walkeshwar, Bombay
Edwin Lord Weeks
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: Temple and tanks of Walkeshwar, Bombay
Price: 18.800 GBP
Found at Christies
106 auction results
Thomas Forster - A digest of the different castes of India including 83 drawings and 51 pages of text which provide an accompanying key to the drawings
Thomas Forster
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: A digest of the different castes of India including 83 drawings and 51 pages of text which provide an accompanying key to the drawings
Price: 1.058 GBP
Found at Christies
20 auction results
Shaikh Muhammad Amir Of Karraya - Study of a dewan (chief native officer)
Shaikh Muhammad Amir Of Karraya
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: Study of a dewan (chief native officer)
Price: 1.645 GBP
Found at Christies
3 auction results
Sita Ram - The Taj-Mahal from the south-east, Agra
Sita Ram
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: The Taj-Mahal from the south-east, Agra
Price: 11.750 GBP
Found at Christies
7 auction results
William Simpson - The Governor-General\'s Camp at Mogul Ke Serai, near Amballa
William Simpson
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: The Governor-General's Camp at Mogul Ke Serai, near Amballa
Price: 6.110 GBP
Found at Christies
45 auction results
Andrew Nicholl, R.H.A. - A herd of elephants, Ceylon
Andrew Nicholl, R.H.A.
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: A herd of elephants, Ceylon
Price: 8.813 GBP
Found at Christies
54 auction results
Justinian Gantz - Indian figures and an elephant in a street outside a European house, Madras
Justinian Gantz
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: Indian figures and an elephant in a street outside a European house, Madras
Price: 4.113 GBP
Found at Christies
9 auction results
John Gantz - A pagoda at Mahabalipuram, near Madras
John Gantz
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: A pagoda at Mahabalipuram, near Madras
Price: 3.290 GBP
Found at Christies
6 auction results
Edward Hawke Locker - Views of Eastern India including; Two views at Jagannath; Serampur; Benares; and Rajmahal
Edward Hawke Locker
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: Views of Eastern India including; Two views at Jagannath; Serampur; Benares; and Rajmahal
Price: 1.175 GBP
Found at Christies
10 auction results
Samuel Howitt - A pair of tigers
Samuel Howitt
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: A pair of tigers
Price: 11.163 GBP
Found at Christies
32 auction results
William Prinsep - A fancy dress ball at Mrs Casement\'s, Calcutta
William Prinsep
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: A fancy dress ball at Mrs Casement's, Calcutta
Price: 1.880 GBP
Found at Christies
11 auction results
Sir Charles D\'Oyly, 7Th Bt. - Three river landscapes with shipping in the foreground, India
Sir Charles D'Oyly, 7Th Bt.
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: Three river landscapes with shipping in the foreground, India
Price: 2.115 GBP
Found at Christies
14 auction results
Hubert Cornish - Palanquin bearers and holy men resting beneath a Banyan tree at the entrance to a village, Bengal
Hubert Cornish
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: Palanquin bearers and holy men resting beneath a Banyan tree at the entrance to a village, Bengal
Price: 3.525 GBP
Found at Christies
13 auction results
Eduard Hildebrandt - Mazaro, August, 1844
Eduard Hildebrandt
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: Mazaro, August, 1844
Price: 4.700 GBP
Found at Christies
42 auction results
Tilly Kettle - Portrait of Umdat-ul-Umara and Amir-ul-Umara, the two sons of Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan of Arcot and the Carnatic, three-quarter-length, wearing embroidered costumes, plumed turbans and jewellery.
Tilly Kettle
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: Portrait of Umdat-ul-Umara and Amir-ul-Umara, the two sons of Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan of Arcot and the Carnatic, three-quarter-length, wearing embroidered costumes, plumed turbans and jewellery.
Price: 124.750 GBP
Found at Christies
14 auction results
Thomas Daniell, R.A. - View of Panchganga Ghat, Benares
Thomas Daniell, R.A.
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: View of Panchganga Ghat, Benares
Price: 135.750 GBP
Found at Christies
96 auction results
Johann Moritz Rugendas - Gentry visiting an estate in Brazil
Johann Moritz Rugendas
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: Gentry visiting an estate in Brazil
Price: 5.288 GBP
Found at Christies
46 auction results
Thomas Jacques Somerscales - Chilean Landscape
Thomas Jacques Somerscales
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: Chilean Landscape
Price: 7.050 GBP
Found at Christies
24 auction results
Frank Hurley - The British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Expedition (BANZARE), 1929-31: Four whole plate glass negatives: (i) Hurley photographing from the bowsprit of the Discovery (ii) The Discovery from the bowsprit (iii) Hurley with his camera on the Di
Frank Hurley
Auction: 21. Sep - 21. Sep 2000
Title: The British, Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Expedition (BANZARE), 1929-31: Four whole plate glass negatives: (i) Hurley photographing from the bowsprit of the Discovery (ii) The Discovery from the bowsprit (iii) Hurley with his camera on the Di
Price: 6.463 GBP
Found at Christies
21 auction results