Daniel Giraud Elliot
A monograph of the paradiseidae, or family of birds of paradise, 1873
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 72
6. May - 18. May 2022
The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I, Lot 72
6. May - 18. May 2022
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 40.320 GBP
Price realised: 40.320 GBP
Description
Daniel Giraud Elliot
A monograph of the paradiseidae, or family of birds of paradise. [New York]: printed for the subscribers, by the author, 1873
FIRST EDITION, folio (585 x 460mm.), dedication leaf, list of subscribers, “To the binder” leaf, list of plates, 36 fine hand-coloured lithographed plates by J. Smit after Joseph Wolf, coloured by J.D. White, one uncoloured lithographed plate of generic characters by and after Smit, contemporary red morocco elaborately gilt, wide fillet and foliate borders gilt on covers, spine gilt in 7 compartments, some spotting
Elliot's Birds of Paradise contains some of the most praised bird illustrations ever produced. While Elliot's own words in his preface—"The drawings executed by Mr. Wolf will, I am sure, receive the admiration of those who see them; for, like all that artist's productions, they cannot be surpassed, if equalled, at the present time. Mr. J. Smit has lithographed the drawings with his usual conscientious fidelity, and in his share of the work has left me nothing to desire .... In the colouring of the plates Mr. J. D. White has faithfully followed the originals; and in the difficult portions where it was necessary to produce the metallic hues, he has been very successful"—could perhaps be discounted, his opinion has in fact been sustained by time. S.P. Dance described Wolf and Smit's plates as "almost as magnificent as the birds they portray” and Elliot's own contribution as patron and author has been further recognised as just as vital to the success of this work as that of his arti
LITERATURE:
Anker 131; Fine Bird Books, p.74; Nissen IVB 296; Zimmer 207; Wood, p. 361
A monograph of the paradiseidae, or family of birds of paradise. [New York]: printed for the subscribers, by the author, 1873
FIRST EDITION, folio (585 x 460mm.), dedication leaf, list of subscribers, “To the binder” leaf, list of plates, 36 fine hand-coloured lithographed plates by J. Smit after Joseph Wolf, coloured by J.D. White, one uncoloured lithographed plate of generic characters by and after Smit, contemporary red morocco elaborately gilt, wide fillet and foliate borders gilt on covers, spine gilt in 7 compartments, some spotting
Elliot's Birds of Paradise contains some of the most praised bird illustrations ever produced. While Elliot's own words in his preface—"The drawings executed by Mr. Wolf will, I am sure, receive the admiration of those who see them; for, like all that artist's productions, they cannot be surpassed, if equalled, at the present time. Mr. J. Smit has lithographed the drawings with his usual conscientious fidelity, and in his share of the work has left me nothing to desire .... In the colouring of the plates Mr. J. D. White has faithfully followed the originals; and in the difficult portions where it was necessary to produce the metallic hues, he has been very successful"—could perhaps be discounted, his opinion has in fact been sustained by time. S.P. Dance described Wolf and Smit's plates as "almost as magnificent as the birds they portray” and Elliot's own contribution as patron and author has been further recognised as just as vital to the success of this work as that of his arti
LITERATURE:
Anker 131; Fine Bird Books, p.74; Nissen IVB 296; Zimmer 207; Wood, p. 361
A top price for Daniel Giraud Elliot
This artwork by Daniel Giraud Elliot achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in May last year. In the The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I auction, the work A monograph of the paradiseidae, or family of birds of paradise, 1873 sold for GBP 40,320.00 (€ 47,432.64) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 20,000.00. This high result makes A monograph of the paradiseidae, or family of birds of paradise, 1873 the most expensive artwork by Daniel Giraud Elliot that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Daniel Giraud Elliot
Dieses Kunstwerk von Daniel Giraud Elliot erzielte im Mai letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Library of Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven Part I wurde die Arbeit A monograph of the paradiseidae, or family of birds of paradise, 1873 für GBP 40.320,00 (€ 47.432,64) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 20.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht A monograph of the paradiseidae, or family of birds of paradise, 1873 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Daniel Giraud Elliot, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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