Colonel Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker
The First Flight over Everest
Estimate: 400 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 938 GBP
Price realised: 938 GBP
Description
Colonel Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker (1887-1964)
The First Flight over Everest
six Times press photographs of Everest and neighbouring peaks taken during the Houston-Westland Expedition, 3 April 1933
gelatin silver prints on matt paper
unframed
9 5/8 x 7¾in. (24.4 x 19.6cm.) and smaller (6)
The First Flight over Everest
six Times press photographs of Everest and neighbouring peaks taken during the Houston-Westland Expedition, 3 April 1933
gelatin silver prints on matt paper
unframed
9 5/8 x 7¾in. (24.4 x 19.6cm.) and smaller (6)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.
The work The First Flight over Everest by Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker was sold in the Exploration and Travel auction at Christies in London in September 2007. It achieved a price of GBP 937.50 (€ 1,344.31), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 56%. Admittedly, works by Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Houston Westland Mount Everest Flight: 'Mount Everest with its snow plume.'; 'Makalu 27,790 feet.'; and 'Chamlang. Ten miles south of Everest.' in September 2007 with an auction result of GBP 5,625.00 (€ 8,065.84).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit The First Flight over Everest von Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker wurde im September 2007 in der Auktion Exploration and Travel bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 937,50 (€ 1.344,31) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 56%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Houston Westland Mount Everest Flight: 'Mount Everest with its snow plume.'; 'Makalu 27,790 feet.'; and 'Chamlang. Ten miles south of Everest.' im September 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 5.625,00 (€ 8.065,84).
Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker - Auction history
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