Colonel Robert Smith
Crossing the River Son with the Hill Fort at Rhotasgarh, Shahabad District
Found at
Christies,
London
Topographical Pictures, Lot 25
30. Oct - 30. Oct 2014
Topographical Pictures, Lot 25
30. Oct - 30. Oct 2014
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Colonel Robert Smith (1787-1873)
Crossing the River Son with the Hill Fort at Rhotasgarh, Shahabad District
signed and inscribed 'R.Smith / delt' (lower right), and with inscription 'Hillfort of Rotasghur on the river Soane' (by Barton on a fragment of the album page, attached to the present mount, overmounted)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper watermarked 'BUDGEN AND WILMOTT/1809'
13 3/8 x 20 3/8in. (34 x 51.7cm.)
Crossing the River Son with the Hill Fort at Rhotasgarh, Shahabad District
signed and inscribed 'R.Smith / delt' (lower right), and with inscription 'Hillfort of Rotasghur on the river Soane' (by Barton on a fragment of the album page, attached to the present mount, overmounted)
pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper watermarked 'BUDGEN AND WILMOTT/1809'
13 3/8 x 20 3/8in. (34 x 51.7cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In October 2014 Christies in London held the auction Topographical Pictures, which included the work Crossing the River Son with the Hill Fort at Rhotasgarh, Shahabad District by Robert Smith. The price achieved of GBP 17,500.00 (€ 22,344.97) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 15,000.00 – 20,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Robert Smith - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work View of Mount Erskine and Pulo Ticoose, Prince of Wales' Island, which sold at auction in October 2014 for GBP 68,500.00 (€ 87,464.60).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Oktober 2014 führte Christies in London die Auktion Topographical Pictures durch, in der auch die Arbeit Crossing the River Son with the Hill Fort at Rhotasgarh, Shahabad District von Robert Smith zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 17.500,00 (€ 22.344,97) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 15.000,00 – 20.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Robert Smith mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit View of Mount Erskine and Pulo Ticoose, Prince of Wales' Island beobachtet, die im Oktober 2014 für GBP 68.500,00 (€ 87.464,60) versteigert wurde.
Robert Smith - Auction history
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