David Roberts, R.A.
Part of the hall of columns at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt
Found at
Christies,
London
Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900, Lot 135
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2022
Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900, Lot 135
5. Jul - 5. Jul 2022
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 17.640 GBP
Price realised: 17.640 GBP
Description
DAVID ROBERTS, R.A. (EDINBURGH 1796-1864 LONDON)
Part of the hall of columns at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt
signed 'David Roberts R.A.' (lower right) and inscribed 'Part of the Hall of Columns at Karnak, Thebes' (lower left) and further inscribed 'To Mrs John Birch/ With the artists kind & best wishes/ May 30 th 1855' (lower right, on the original mount)
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour on buff paper
13 7⁄8 x 9 7⁄8 in. (35.3 x 25.1 cm.)
Part of the hall of columns at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt
signed 'David Roberts R.A.' (lower right) and inscribed 'Part of the Hall of Columns at Karnak, Thebes' (lower left) and further inscribed 'To Mrs John Birch/ With the artists kind & best wishes/ May 30 th 1855' (lower right, on the original mount)
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour on buff paper
13 7⁄8 x 9 7⁄8 in. (35.3 x 25.1 cm.)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Part of the hall of columns at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt by David Roberts was sold in the Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900 auction at Christies in London in July last year. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 17,640.00 (€ 21,065.29), 18% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by David Roberts achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Jerusalem, from the South in June 2016 with an auction result of GBP 962,500.00 (€ 1,155,314.09).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Part of the hall of columns at Karnak, Thebes, Egypt von David Roberts wurde im Juli letzten Jahres in der Auktion Old Master and British Works on Paper: Drawings, Watercolours and Prints 1500-1900 bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 17.640,00 (€ 21.065,29) und damit 18% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von David Roberts erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Jerusalem, from the South im Juni 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 962.500,00 (€ 1.155.314,09).
David Roberts - Auction history
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