Colonel Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker
The Houston Westland Mount Everest Flight: 'A great summit from over the crest of Mount Everest, which is seen in the foreground'
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 4.750 GBP
Price realised: 4.750 GBP
Description
Colonel Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker (1887-1964)
The Houston Westland Mount Everest Flight: 'A great summit from over the crest of Mount Everest, which is seen in the foreground'
annotated 'The summit of Mount Everest' on the image, signed and inscribed 'Looking down on to the actual summit. LVS Blacker' on the mount, with printed title label on the mount
gelatin silver print
unframed
9½ x 11 3/8in. (24.1 x 28.8cm.)
The Houston Westland Mount Everest Flight: 'A great summit from over the crest of Mount Everest, which is seen in the foreground'
annotated 'The summit of Mount Everest' on the image, signed and inscribed 'Looking down on to the actual summit. LVS Blacker' on the mount, with printed title label on the mount
gelatin silver print
unframed
9½ x 11 3/8in. (24.1 x 28.8cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Houston Westland Mount Everest Flight: 'A great summit from over the crest of Mount Everest, which is seen in the foreground' by Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker was sold in the Exploration and Travel auction at Christies in London in September 2007. The price achieved of GBP 4,750.00 (€ 6,811.15) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 4,000.00 – 6,000.00. Other works by Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in September 2007 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.' was auctioned for GBP 5,625.00 (€ 8,065.84).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Houston Westland Mount Everest Flight: 'A great summit from over the crest of Mount Everest, which is seen in the foreground' von Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker wurde im September 2007 in der Auktion Exploration and Travel bei Christies in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 4.750,00 (€ 6.811,15) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im September 2007 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.' für GBP 5.625,00 (€ 8.065,84) versteigert.
Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker - Auction history
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